"dominator" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dominator.wav Forms: dominators [plural], dominatour [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dominator (plural dominators)
  1. One who, or that which, dominates.
    (BDSM, uncommon) A male dominant.
    Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): BDSM
    Sense id: en-dominator-en-noun-~QJVPOYj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 35 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 27 27 2 7 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 29 29 1 5 6 Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
  2. One who, or that which, dominates.
    (graph theory) A node that dominates another.
    Categories (topical): Graph theory
    Sense id: en-dominator-en-noun-SslQ~DrG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 35 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 27 27 2 7 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 29 29 1 5 6 Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences
  3. One who, or that which, dominates.
    Sense id: en-dominator-en-noun-aDn3ELbE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 35 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 27 27 2 7 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 29 29 1 5 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dominatrix

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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