madam
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Definition of madam
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: lady
—used without a name as a form of respectful or polite address to a woman Right this way, madam.
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Synonyms for madam
Synonyms
helpmate, helpmeet, lady, little woman, missus (or missis), Mrs., old lady, wife, wifey, woman [chiefly dialect]
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Investigators, who served search warrants at multiple locations, recovered a plastic bag containing pills allegedly supplied by a prostitute and a madam. — Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, "Prosecutors charge man in connection with death of rapper Mac Miller," 4 Sep. 2019 After stints in Sacramento and Sonora, where Belle worked as a madam and Charles continued his lucrative gambling trade, the couple came to San Francisco. — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, "San Francisco love story: A hooker, her gambling man and a hanging," 23 Aug. 2019 This year, there was also the pirate Jean Lafitte and the madam Josie Arlington, who ran a brothel in Storyville. — Sarah M. Broom, The New Yorker, "Who Stays Gone, and Who Can Afford to Return," 12 Aug. 2019 In the aftermath of Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide, the focus on Ghislaine Maxwell, a British heiress and Epstein’s alleged madam, has intensified. — Kristen Bellstrom, Fortune, "A New Female Fortune 500 CEO Meets the Glass Cliff: The Broadsheet," 13 Aug. 2019 Ghislaine Maxwell was, according to her accusers, Jeffrey Epstein's protector and procurer, his girlfriend and his madam. — Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News, "Epstein’s death puts spotlight on girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell," 12 Aug. 2019 Matt Dillon and Miss Kitty: The sheriff and the brothel madam. — J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al.com, "Can John Merrill out-homophobe Roy Moore?," 18 July 2019 From portraying a kickass madam in Sin City to her turn as a superhero-healing nurse in Netflix's Marvel series, the Hollywood vet is no stranger to pulse-pounding roles. — Taylore Glynn, Marie Claire, "Rosario Dawson on Meditation, Skincare Secrets, and the Health Habit She Shares with Cory Booker," 7 June 2019 The first follows newlyweds expecting their first child, the second a brash older madam on a green bicycle. — Sarah Neilson, The Seattle Times, "Ilya Kaminsky’s ‘Deaf Republic’ challenges and incites," 29 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'madam.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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