dominatrix

[ dom-uh-ney-triks ]

noun,plural dom·i·na·tri·ces [dom-uh-ney-truh-seez, -nuh-trahy-seez]. /ˌdɒm əˈneɪ trəˌsiz, -nəˈtraɪ siz/.
  1. a woman who plays the dominant role in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship, often in a paid or professional capacity.: See also dominant (def. 7), domme, femdom (def. 2).

  2. a woman who dominates, oppresses, or behaves in a dictatorial way.

Origin of dominatrix

1
First recorded in 1555–65; Latin: literally, “female ruler, mistress”; see origin at dominate, -trix

usage note For dominatrix

See -trix.

Words Nearby dominatrix

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use dominatrix in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for dominatrix

dominatrix

/ (ˌdɒmɪˈneɪtrɪks) /


nounplural dominatrices (ˌdɒmɪnəˈtraɪsiːz)
  1. a woman who is the dominant sexual partner in a sadomasochistic relationship

  2. a dominant woman

Origin of dominatrix

1
C16: from Latin, fem of dominātor, from dominārī to be lord over

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012