Meaning of dominatrix | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A dominating woman; a female dominator.
2. A dominant female in sadomasochistic practices.

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Examples

“Shadowy masked dominatrixes in stiletto-heeled hip boots snap commands and whips with equal fury.”

“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.”

“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.”

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