misteress

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noun

A male partner in an extramarital relationship; a male paramour; a kept man.

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Meanings

nounmisteress (plural misteresses)

plural misteresses

  1. slangA male partner in an extramarital relationship; a male paramour; a kept man.

    I don't mind if he has a misteress; shopping is more interesting than sex.

    2005, Martin Kantor, Together Forever: The Gay Man's Guide To Lifelong Love, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN, page 101
    2 more examples

    He had a long-standing relationship with his married female CEO boss, and in his eyes, had sex for salary. In her eyes, he was a convenient misteress.

    2001, Wise, Wonder..., iUniverse (2001), Writers Club Press (2001), page 135

    The best looking ones will be kept as geisha boys or misteresses as women were.

    2004, George, Hunters Beware, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 165

Origin

Blend of mister + mistress (“a female partner in an extramarital relationship”).

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APA

misteress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misteress

MLA

“misteress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misteress. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misteress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misteress.

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