as in concubine
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
he lavished gifts upon his mistress but completely ignored his wife
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Erik Maund was convicted of hiring several men to kill his alleged mistress, Holly Williams, and her boyfriend, Bill Lanway, in Nashville in 2020 after Lanway was accused of trying to extort money from Maund.
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Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Sep. 2024
Located on Rue de Rivoli and overlooking the Tuileries Garden, the hotel has hosted a long line of royals and royal consorts, from Napoleon’s mistress to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
—Jessie Heyman, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
Alas, Chicken Man’s foray into the big-time implodes after armed robbers attack the party — leaving Frank to assume that Chicken Man and his cunning mistress, Vivian (Taraji P. Henson), were in on the heist.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
The asymmetrical portrait features Dora Maar, a French poet and Picasso’s longtime muse and mistress, sporting a blue dress and red lipstick.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2024
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Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Sep. 2024
Located on Rue de Rivoli and overlooking the Tuileries Garden, the hotel has hosted a long line of royals and royal consorts, from Napoleon’s mistress to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
—Jessie Heyman, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
Alas, Chicken Man’s foray into the big-time implodes after armed robbers attack the party — leaving Frank to assume that Chicken Man and his cunning mistress, Vivian (Taraji P. Henson), were in on the heist.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
The asymmetrical portrait features Dora Maar, a French poet and Picasso’s longtime muse and mistress, sporting a blue dress and red lipstick.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Mistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistress. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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