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courtesan
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun courtesan has 1 sense
- courtesan(n = noun.person) concubine, doxy, paramour - a woman who cohabits with an important man; Array is a kind of fancy woman, kept woman, mistress
has particulars: odalisque
CIDE DICTIONARY
courtesan, 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. [1913 Webster]
"Lasciviously decked like a courtesan."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
courtesan, n. literary 1 a prostitute, esp. one with wealthy or upper-class clients.
2 the mistress of a wealthy man.
2 the mistress of a wealthy man.
Etymology
F courtisane f. It. cortigiana, fem. of cortigiano courtier f. corte COURT
THESAURUS
courtesan
Aspasia, Delilah, Jezebel, Messalina, Phryne, Thais, adventuress, demimondaine, demimonde, demirep, fancy woman, femme fatale, harem girl, hetaera, houri, kept woman, odalisque, paphian, seductress, temptress, vamp, vampire, whoreROGET THESAURUS
courtesan
Libertine
N libertine, voluptuary, rake, debauchee, loose fish, rip, rakehell, fast man, intrigant, gallant, seducer, fornicator, lecher, satyr, goat, whoremonger, paillard, adulterer, gay deceiver, Lothario, Don Juan, Bluebeard, chartered libertine, adulteress, advoutress, courtesan, prostitute, strumpet, harlot, whore, punk, fille de joie, woman, woman of the town, streetwalker, Cyprian, miss, piece, frail sisterhood, demirep, wench, trollop, trull, baggage, hussy, drab, bitch, jade, skit, rig, quean, mopsy, slut, minx, harridan, unfortunate, unfortunate female, unfortunate woman, woman of easy virtue, wanton, fornicatress, Jezebel, Messalina, Delilah, Thais, Phryne, Aspasia, Lais, lorette, cocotte, petite dame, grisette, demimonde, chippy, sapphist, spiritual wife, white slave, concubine, mistress, doxy, chere amie, bona roba, pimp, procurer, pander, pandar, bawd, conciliatrix, procuress, mackerel, wittol.
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