dominatrix
Leather-clad authority
A dominatrix is a woman who takes the dominant role in BDSM activities, typically as a professional service.
She controls and sometimes humiliates submissive partners, often using restraints, commands, or corporal punishment.
The term evokes a specific aesthetic—leather, latex, high heels, whips: She worked as a dominatrix in a Manhattan dungeon.
Plural: dominatrices or dominatrixes.
Readily yielding to control
- leatherTanned animal skin
- whipStrikes or aerates
- latexMilky plant-derived polymer
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
mistress · bondage · safeword · fetish · collar · corset · paddle · chains
Scheduled time for activity
- tributeOffering of respect
- clientOne who hires professionals
- boundariesLines marking separation
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
consent · rates · screening · limits · appointment · experience · services · discretion
Treacherous enchantress
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
media portrayal · Halloween costume · film noir · pulp fiction · sex-positive · underground · subculture · countess
Dyed animal skin
- red lipstickPigmented cosmetic for lips
- corsetBoned waist-shaping undergarment
- stiletto heelsShoes with thin, tapered supports
- fishnetsMesh for catching seafood
choker · gloves · vinyl · PVC · thigh-high boots · harness · bustier · dramatic lighting
submissive
Readily yielding to control
dungeon · mistress · bondage · safeword · fetish · collar · corset · paddle · chains · discipline
session
Scheduled time for activity
- tributeOffering of respect
- clientOne who hires professionals
- boundariesLines marking separation
negotiation · consent · rates · screening · limits · appointment · experience · services · discretion · confidentiality
femme fatale
Treacherous enchantress
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
stereotype · media portrayal · Halloween costume · film noir · pulp fiction · sex-positive · underground · subculture · countess · archetype
black leather
Dyed animal skin
- red lipstickPigmented cosmetic for lips
- corsetBoned waist-shaping undergarment
- stiletto heelsShoes with thin, tapered supports
fishnets · choker · gloves · vinyl · PVC · thigh-high boots · harness · bustier · dramatic lighting · gothic
- kinkdom, domme, submissives, master, slave
- leadersleader, boss, leaders, bosses, chiefs
- women leadersMargaret Thatcher, Angela Merkel, Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Jacinda Ardern
- femme fatalesfemme fatale, seductress, temptress, vixen, enchantress
- strong womenwarrior, amazon, queen, empress, matriarch
domain, dominate, dominion, domination, predominant, indomitable, domineer, dominator