mistress
/ˈmɪstrəs/noun
उच्चारण मिस्ट्रस
स्वामिनी; अध्यापिका
Core word
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(old-fashioned) a female teacher; a woman who is in a position of authority or control; a woman in a sexual relationship with a married man
स्वामिनी; अध्यापिका
- headmistress
- The old film is about a headmistress and her strict rules for the girls at school.
- The mistress of the school rang the bell for assembly.
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- In the old story, the mistress of the house keeps all the keys.
- The dog obeyed only its mistress.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
headmistress / schoolmistress
In British schools, a mistress was a female teacher, and a headmistress is the woman who runs a school.
ब्रिटिश स्कूलों में mistress महिला शिक्षिका को कहते थे, और headmistress स्कूल चलाने वाली महिला होती है।
- The headmistress announced the results.
- She was the maths mistress for thirty years.
mistress of + noun
It means a woman who controls or has great skill in something, as in 'mistress of the house'.
इसका अर्थ वह स्त्री है जो किसी चीज़ पर नियंत्रण रखती हो या उसमें बड़ी निपुण हो, जैसे 'mistress of the house'।
- She is the mistress of the house.
- Radhika's grandmother is a mistress of the art of storytelling.
mistress (sexual relationship)
It also means a woman in a long sexual relationship with a married man; this sense is formal or old-fashioned, and not for use in polite speech.
इसका अर्थ विवाहित पुरुष के साथ लंबे यौन संबंध वाली स्त्री भी है; यह अर्थ औपचारिक या पुराने ढंग का है और शिष्ट बातचीत में प्रयुक्त नहीं होता।
- The newspaper wrote about the king's mistress.
master and mistress
They are a gender pair. The word 'mistress' is old-fashioned for work titles today.
Master और mistress लिंग की जोड़ी हैं। कार्य-पदों के लिए 'mistress' आज पुराने ढंग का शब्द है।
- The dog waited for its master and mistress.
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compound + mistress
headmistressschoolmistresspostmistresshousemistressdance mistress
- The postmistress knew every family in the village.
mistress of + noun
of the houseof ceremoniesof the situationof disguiseof the sea
- She acted as the mistress of ceremonies at the function.
adjective + mistress
strictkindformeroldyoung
- The strict mistress made the girls stand in line.
verb + mistress
becomeact asmeetobeyserve
- He obeyed his mistress and left the room.
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- The headmistress welcomed the new students with a short speech.
प्रधानाध्यापिका ने एक छोटे भाषण से नए विद्यार्थियों का स्वागत किया।
- The headmistress of the girls' school inspected the new library.
कन्या विद्यालय की प्रधानाध्यापिका ने नए पुस्तकालय का निरीक्षण किया।
- In the story, the servant was loyal to her mistress.
कहानी में नौकरानी अपनी स्वामिनी के प्रति वफ़ादार थी।
- She became mistress of her own destiny after she took the job.
वह नौकरी पाने के बाद अपने भाग्य की स्वामिनी बन गई।
- The mistress of ceremonies introduced each guest on the stage.
समारोह की संचालिका ने मंच पर हर अतिथि का परिचय दिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She is the mistress of ceremony.
✓ She is the mistress of ceremonies.
The fixed phrase uses the plural 'ceremonies'.
निश्चित phrase में plural 'ceremonies' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all name women in authority, but they differ in setting and tone.
ये सभी noun अधिकार वाली महिलाओं के नाम हैं, पर स्थान और लहजे में अंतर है।
Old-fashioned for a woman teacher or a woman in control; also a woman in a secret relationship.
महिला शिक्षिका या नियंत्रण रखने वाली स्त्री के लिए पुराना शब्द; साथ ही गुप्त संबंध वाली स्त्री।
- The mistress of the house.
The normal word for anyone who teaches, of any gender.
पढ़ाने वाले किसी भी व्यक्ति के लिए सामान्य शब्द, चाहे किसी भी लिंग का हो।
- The teacher helped me.
A person who owns something, with no gender.
किसी चीज़ का मालिक, बिना लिंग-भेद के।
- The owner of the shop.
§Grammar and usage
Gender pair: master and mistress; collocation: headmistress (female head of a school).
लिंग जोड़ी: master और mistress; collocation 'headmistress' (विद्यालय की महिला प्रधान)।