What is the meaning of mistress?

An adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man.
- synonyms: kept woman, fancy woman
A woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict.
- synonyms: schoolmarm, schoolma'am, schoolmistress
A woman master who directs the work of others. .

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