dominatrix
[ dom-uh-ney-triks ]
/ ˌdɒm əˈneɪ trɪks /
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noun, plural dom·i·na·tri·ces [dom-uh-ney-truh-seez, -nuh-trahy-seez] /ˌdɒm əˈneɪ trəˌsiz, -nəˈtraɪ siz/.
a woman who plays the dominant role in a sado-masochistic sexual relationship or encounter.
a woman who dominates.
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Nearby words
- dominate,
- dominating,
- domination,
- dominations,
- dominative,
- domine,
- domine, dirige nos,
- dominee,
- domineer,
- domineering
Origin of dominatrix
Usage note
See -trix.
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dominatrix
/ (ˌdɒmɪˈneɪtrɪks) /
noun plural dominatrices (ˌdɒmɪnəˈtraɪsiːz)
a woman who is the dominant sexual partner in a sadomasochistic relationship
a dominant woman
Word Origin for dominatrix
C16: from Latin, fem of dominātor, from dominārī to be lord over
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dominatrix
"dominant female entity," attested since 1560s, though not in quite the usual modern sense ("Rome ... dominatrix of nations" [1561]). See domination + -trix. Modern BDSM sense attested by 1976.
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