MADAM
/ˈmæd.əm/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 12
Definition
- noun a woman of refinement.
— synonyms: dame, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman
- noun a woman who runs a house of prostitution.
— synonyms: brothel_keeper
Examples
- “Later, Mrs Grey was sitting in her favourite tea shop. “Would madam like the usual cream cakes and patisserie with her tea?” the waitress asked.”
- “Selina kept pushing and shoving during musical chairs. The nursery school teacher said she was a bad-tempered little madam.”
- “After she grew too old to work as a prostitute, she became a madam.”
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