"dominatrix" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɒmɪˈneɪtɹɪks/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dominatrix.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dominatrices [plural], dominatrixes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin dominatrix, equivalent to dominate + -trix. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|dominatrix}} Latin dominatrix, {{suf|en|dominate|trix}} dominate + -trix Head templates: {{en-noun|dominatrices|+}} dominatrix (plural dominatrices or dominatrixes)
  1. A dominating woman; a female dominator. Categories (topical): BDSM, Occupations, Sexuality Translations (A dominating woman; a female dominator): dominatrice [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-dominatrix-en-noun-J0cvee~f Disambiguation of BDSM: 46 54 Disambiguation of Occupations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Sexuality: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'A dominating woman; a female dominator': 89 11
  2. A dominant female in sadomasochistic practices. Categories (topical): BDSM, Occupations, Sexuality Translations (A dominant female in sadomasochistic practices): domina (Finnish), domina (French), dominatrice (French), Domina [feminine] (German), до́мина (dómina) [feminine] (Macedonian), domina [feminine] (Polish), dominatrix [common-gender] (Swedish), domina [common-gender] (Swedish), dominatris [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-dominatrix-en-noun-l9ya-M7C Disambiguation of BDSM: 46 54 Disambiguation of Occupations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Sexuality: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -trix Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -trix: 41 59 Disambiguation of 'A dominant female in sadomasochistic practices': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: domina, domme Derived forms: humiliatrix

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