About The Word Courtesan
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Courtesan
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What's The Definition Of Courtesan?
[n] a woman who cohabits with an important man
Synonyms | Synonyms for Courtesan: concubine | doxy | odalisque | paramour Related Terms | Find terms related to Courtesan: adventuress | Aspasia | Delilah | demimondaine | demimonde | demirep | fancy woman | femme fatale | harem girl | hetaera | houri | Jezebel | kept woman | Messalina | odalisque | paphian | Phryne | seductress | temptress | Thais | vamp | vampire | whore See Also | fancy woman | kept woman | mistress Courtesan In Webster's Dictionary \Cour"te*san\ (k?r"t?-z?n; 277), n. [F. courtisane,
fr. courtisan courtier, It. cortigiano; or directly fr. It.
cortigiana, or Sp. cortesana. See {Court}.]
A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a
harlot.
Lasciviously decked like a courtesan. --Sir H.
Wotton.
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