dominatrix
noun/ˌdɒmɪˈneɪtɹɪks/UK
Etymology
From Latin dominātrīx. By surface analysis, dominate + -trix.
- borrowed from dominātrīx
Definitions
A dominating woman
A dominating woman; a female dominator.
A dominant female in sadomasochistic practices.
- Shadowy masked dominatrixes in stiletto-heeled hip boots snap commands and whips with equal fury.
- But even as movies depicting successful madams, freelance hookers, and dominatrices were celebrating prostitution as a marketplace expression of the new sexual freedom, doubts were emerging, a backlash growing.
- I've always maintained that the dominatrix is as much a misogynistic caricature as the virginal, asexual "good" girl or the disgusting "nymphomaniac/slut." The so-called dominant woman is a dark, eerie version of the woman on a pedestal.
To act as a dominatrix, especially professionally.
- Cara, when you reach 18, maybe you will take up "dominatrixing" for a living.
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Derived
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA