Meaning of game mistress | Babel Free

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A female game master.

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“His idea tonight was that he might need⟳ a full-time game master—or better, he thought, a game mistress, somebody cute and blond with gold-rimmed glasses. But game sales wouldn’t support⟳ a game mistress for long. So there’d have⟳ to be a time limit⟳ on the game. Say⟳, one year. He pulled out a fresh sheet of paper, sat on his high stool, doodled a bit.”

“The Game Master/Mistress may lead⟳ the Magic Box Game (see⟳ Glossary).”

“And actress Zoë Wanamaker, who played Hogwarts’ game mistress Madam Gooch, said Warner Bros. were ‘notoriously mean⟳’ when it came to payment and that she was so insulted by what she termed ‘crap money’ that she declined a deal⟳ for three Potter films.”

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