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Courtesan

Courtesan Meaning & Definition
Courtesan Definition And Meaning

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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