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dom

dom

5 9.9
A person who takes the dominant role in a sexual relationship where partners agree
  • noun
  • /dɑm/
  • NSFW
translation icon : dom
  • He feels fulfilled when he takes on the role of dom in BDSM activities.

Like it doesn't get me off, but I'm a fucking mean Dom.

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Examples

  • I'm your Dom.

    Dom Hemingway (2013)

  • I want to see you as a dom.

    Secret Life of a Dominatrix (2024)

  • What do you think, does anyone truly stop being a Dom/sub?

    Blog text (30)

  • She does sound slightly like a dom and he a sub.

    Blog text (27)

  • Despite the subtlety in my tactics, I still position myself as 100% sex dom.

    Blog text (23)

  • I personally think that once you're in to that lifestyle of the dom/sub, you will never 'grow' out of it.

    Blog text (30)

  • There's been a lot of talk on this thread about BDSM in which men are the doms, but what about when the script is flipped?

    Blog text (10)

  • In their relationship, she enjoys being the submissive while he is her dom.

  • During the workshop, they explored the dynamics between a submissive and a dom.

Synonyms

dominatrix
vsdom
  • NSFW
14 9.6

A woman who leads and controls sexual activities, often for pay

is any person in such sexual power relationships, not only a professional woman
dominus
vsdom
  • Archaic
5 9.9

A Latin title for a master or lord in old religious and historical texts

focuses on personal sexual power relations in BDSM rather than historical title
domina
vsdom
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A woman who leads a household or group

is about sexual power roles within BDSM relationships rather than general household authority
dominator
vsdom
1 7.4

A person or thing that has control over others

is about taking consensual sexual power roles, not general control or authority
dominative
vsdom
9.6

A person who tries to control others in a group

is focused on sexual power-exchange roles specifically rather than general controlling tendency

Antonyms

submissive
38 5.1

Willing to obey others and not argue

Compounds

Dom Pedro
  • South African
9.5

A cold dessert drink made by mixing ice cream with whisky, often served after dinner

has-been-dom
  • Offensive
9.9

A time when a person or thing is no longer important

How Dominant

master
∞ 3.7
dom
  • NSFW
5 9.9
dominant
1 4.1
top
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

dom singular
doms plural

Etymology

The word dom for a person who takes the dominant role comes from Latin dominus, meaning 'lord' or 'master', and is the same root as in dominate. So a dom is someone who takes the 'ruling' or leading role in a relationship.