as in concubine
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
he lavished gifts upon his mistress but completely ignored his wife
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Recent Examples of mistress
The Washington Examiner contacted a woman named by one source as Green’s mistress, but did not receive a response.
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Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024
Don Cheadle co-stars as J.D. Hudson, one of the first Black detectives in Atlanta’s police force, who was also part of Ali’s security detail; Samuel L. Jackson as Atlanta crime boss Frank Moten; Terrence Howard as Jersey mafioso Cadillac Richie; and Taraji P. Henson as a mistress to Chicken Man.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
In the crime drama, Henson's character Vivian Thomas is a businesswoman and a mistress to Hart's character Chicken Man.
—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
The most obvious outsider is Merritt, the mistress of family patriarch Tag Winbury.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Mistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistress. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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