English

Noun

dominatrix ‎(plural dominatrices or dominatrixes, masculine dominator)

1. A dominating woman; a female dominator.^[1]
2. A dominant female in sadomasochistic practices.^[1]
   • 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/****." The so-called dominant woman is a dark, eerie version of the woman on a pedestal.

Synonyms

• domina
• domme

Derived terms

• humiliatrix

Translations

References

1. 1 2 3 The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]

Spanish

Noun

dominatrix f ‎(plural dominatrix)

1. dominatrix