dominatrix

noun
/ˌdɒmɪˈneɪtɹɪks/UK

Etymology

From Latin dominātrīx. By surface analysis, dominate + -trix.

  1. borrowed from dominātrīx

Definitions

  1. A dominating woman

    A dominating woman; a female dominator.

  2. 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.
  3. 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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA