Dominatrix

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ËŒdÉ’mɪˈneɪtɹɪks/

Origin

From Latin dominatrix

Full definition of dominatrix

Noun

1. A dominating woman; a female dominator.The Concise Oxford English Dictionary Edition
2. A dominant female in sadomasochistic practices.The Concise Oxford English Dictionary Edition
• 2003, Lora Shaner, Madam: Inside a Nevada Brothel (page 296)Shadowy masked dominatrixes in stiletto-heeled hip boots snap commands and whips with equal fury.
• 2006, Russell Campbell, Marked Women: Prostitutes and Prostitution in the Cinema (page 226)But even as movies depicting successful madams, freelance hookers, and dominatrices were celebrating prostitution as a marketplace expression of the new sexual freedom, doubts were emerging, a backlash growing.
• 2010, H. A. Carson, A Roaring Girl: An Interview with the Thinking Man's Hooker (page 134)I've always maintained that the dominatrix is as much a misogynistic caricature as the virginal, asexual "good" girl or the disgusting "nymphomaniac/slut." The so-called dominant woman is a dark, eerie version of the woman on a pedestal.

Synonyms

• domina
• domme

Derived terms

• humiliatrix

Coordinate terms

• dominator