First Known Use: 1971
Dictionary
dominatrix
noun do·mi·na·trix \ˌdä-mi-ˈnā-triks\
: a woman who controls and hurts her partner during sexual activity in order to give her partner sexual pleasure
plural do·mi·na·tri·ces \-ˈnā-trə-sēz, -nə-ˈtrī-sēz\
Full Definition of DOMINATRIX
: a woman who physically or psychologically dominates her partner in a sadomasochistic encounter; broadly : a dominating woman
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Origin of DOMINATRIX
Latin, feminine of dominator
Rhymes with DOMINATRIX
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