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misteress

noun

Etymology

Blend of mister + mistress (“a female partner in an extramarital relationship”).

  1. derived from maistresse
  2. inherited from maistresse
  3. compounded as misteress — “mister + mistress”

Definitions

  1. A male partner in an extramarital relationship

    A male partner in an extramarital relationship; a male paramour; a kept man.

    • He had a long-standing relationship with his married female CEO boss, and in his eyes, had sex for salary. In her eyes, he was a convenient misteress.
    • The best looking ones will be kept as geisha boys or misteresses as women were.
    • I don't mind if he has a misteress; shopping is more interesting than sex.

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