dominatrix

1. 1.

   a dominating woman (especially one who plays that role in a sadomasochistic sexual relationship)

   Broaderwoman

Other forms of dominatrix

plural

dominatrixes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dominatrix

What does dominatrix mean?

dominatrix means "a dominating woman (especially one who plays that role in a sadomasochistic sexual relationship)".

How many syllables are in dominatrix?

dominatrix has 4 syllables: do-mi-na-trix. The stress falls on "mi".

Is dominatrix a common word?

dominatrix is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.