Word.ws English Dictionary

dungeon mistress

dungeon mistress noun: a woman who manages a dungeon (a room dedicated to sadomasochistic sexual activity).

Noun (1)

dungeon mistress (plural dungeon mistresses, abbreviation DM)

  1. A woman who manages a dungeon (a room dedicated to sadomasochistic sexual activity).
    • “She has her own BDSM porn site,” the friend insisted. “It’s called Rayner Terror.” / “Don’t look now, but I think she’s following us.” / They both threw cautious glances over their shoulders and paled to see Solley bearing down on them like a dungeon mistress ready to whoop some ass.2008 July, Gill McKnight, chapter 12, in Falling Star, [Cambridge], N.Y.: Bold Strokes Books, →ISBN, page 148
    • “You’re a smokin’ hot dungeon mistress,” the salesclerk said. […] Even under her jacket, she felt every bit as powerful as any dungeon mistress who ever shopped at Wild Walt’s Leather ’n’ Lace.2010, Laura Bickle, chapter 13, in Embers, New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 227
  2. A woman who supervises a dungeon (a room dedicated to sadomasochistic sexual activity).
    • And why was the finger pointed at her by a sister equally seduced by sadomasochism? At first, we consulted the dungeon mistress. She had watched the scene in question.1995, Pauline Miriam, “My Personal Jesus”, in Laura Antoniou, editor, Some Women, New York, N.Y.: Rhinoceros, →ISBN, page 113
    • Most club parties and private parties held in commercial dungeons in the United States have a dungeon master, mistress, or monitor (DM), whose responsibility it is to make sure that scenes are consensual and house rules are obeyed.2001, Claudia Varrin, “SM Players, Their Scene, and Their Etiquette”, in Erotic Surrender: The Sensual Joys of Female Submission, New York, N.Y.: Citadel Press, →ISBN, page 204
  3. (rare) A woman who manages a dungeon (an underground prison or vault).
    • Some fans of this game may be saying to themselves by this point, "Gee, I really like the dungeon mistress. She's swell. But I don't feel like she's being properly used. I mean, she has such ample... talents." Don't fret. This level is based on conversion. And we all know that torture is the most...1999, Paul Schuytema, Duncan McPherson, “Conversion”, in GameSpot Game Guide: Dungeon Keeper 2, GameSpot, →ISBN, chapter 7 (The Lands of Dungeon Keeper 2), page 109
    • Holding her temper, Lizzie just said, “I’ll need props for the dungeon, so I can start decorating it.” / “Oh, I forgot to tell you,” said Kate. “I decided to be the Vampira dungeon mistress. I need you to be Floppy the Clown and give out balloons.”2004 July, Alice Alfonsi, chapter 2, in Freaked Out (Lizzie McGuire; 15), New York, N.Y.: Disney Press/Volo, →ISBN, page 90
  4. (uncommon, roleplaying games) A game mistress in Dungeons & Dragons games.
    • Through all this, dear old Sister Agnes, eighty-five and the most lethal dungeon mistress in the land, sat rocking in her chair with her thin weathered face set in a smile. […] “Imagination, combined with a good sense of direction,” said Sister Agnes, “is the surest road to the Divine.” But could...1988–1989 winter, Bill Beattie, “Convents and Cloisters”, in Green Egg, volume XXVI, number 101, Ukiah, Calif.: Church of All Worlds, published summer 1993, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 38–39
    • Relatively few coeds played Dungeons and Dragons. I never heard of a dungeon mistress running things, although one or two might have tried it.1995, Anthony Pietropinto, “A Fragile Bond”, in The Dream Girl: The Imaginary Perfect Woman All Men Hide, Holbrook, Mass.: Adams Publishing, →ISBN, page 168

Noun (2) capitalized: Dungeon Mistress

Dungeon Mistress (plural Dungeon Mistresses)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of dungeon mistress.
    • OTHER NEW RELEASES: FA48 Female Ranger with bow............. 42p / FA49 Dungeon Mistress......................... 42p / P7 Comic Barbarian........................... 42p1986 February, Denizen Miniatures, “Denizen: Our Hero - (Before & After!)”, in Ian Livingstone, editor, White Dwarf, number 74, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 66...
    • Come see me “whip” your classmates into shape! Tunnel of Terror IV. October 24-26. Whips & Chains, The Dungeon Mistress1991 October 23, “Personals”, in The Strobe, volume XX, number 4, Fitchburg, Mass.: Fitchburg State College, →OCLC, page 7, column 1

Examples of dungeon mistress in a sentence

  • “Did you think you could get away with it?” she demanded, rattling the cuffs like a dungeon mistress.2017, Cleo Coyle, chapter 23, in Dead Cold Brew (Coffeehouse Mysteries; 16), New York, N.Y.: Berkley Prime Crime, →ISBN, page 83:
  • Some fans of this game may be saying to themselves by this point, "Gee, I really like the dungeon mistress.1999, Paul Schuytema, Duncan McPherson, “Conversion”, in GameSpot Game Guide: Dungeon Keeper 2, GameSpot, →ISBN, chapter 7 (The Lands of...
  • It was a place of true horror, though, because in this place the will of the High Priestess was carried out by Mabel, the dour and hulking dungeon mistress.2012, Mary Lynne Gibbs, chapter 12, in Jericho Rising (The Jericho Cycle; 1), Ferndale, Mich.: Dragon’s Roost Press, published 2016, →ISBN...
  • Thanks to David, the dungeon mistress now has an electronic copy of the following items: D&D 3.5 Player's Handbook […]2010 September 25, Alice Raizel, “much appreciation to David for several rulebooks”, in Carnelian (Google Groups), archived from the...

Forms of dungeon mistress

pluraldungeon mistresses
abbreviationDM
alternative formDungeon Mistress
alternative formdungeonmistress
pluralDungeon Mistresses

Questions about dungeon mistress

What does dungeon mistress mean?
Dungeon mistress means a woman who manages a dungeon (a room dedicated to sadomasochistic sexual activity).
How do you use dungeon mistress in a sentence?
“Did you think you could get away with it?” she demanded, rattling the cuffs like a dungeon mistress.
What part of speech is dungeon mistress?
Dungeon mistress is a noun.
What is the plural of dungeon mistress?
The plural of dungeon mistress is dungeon mistresses.

Words near dungeon mistress in the dictionary

  1. dungeon crawlers
  2. dungeon crawls
  3. dungeon master
  4. dungeon mastering
  5. dungeon masters
  6. dungeon mistress
  7. dungeon mistresses
  8. dungeon monitor
  9. dungeon monitors
  10. dungeon rap
  11. dungeon synth

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: dungeon mistress (page history and authors); Dungeon Mistress (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “dungeon mistress.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/dungeon_mistress. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.