mistress

noun/ˈmɪstrəs/

Frequency rank: #5,022 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a female teacher or a woman who has authority or control over others.

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Example sentence

The children were nervous on the first day of school when they met their new mistress.

Synonyms & related words

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