Courtesan

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  • noun. A woman prostitute, especially one whose clients are members of a royal court or men of high social standing.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. See courtezan, courtezanship.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.
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  • noun. A woman of a royal or noble court.
  • noun. The mistress of a royal or noble.
  • noun. A prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a woman who cohabits with an important man
    • Word Usage
    "The term courtesan has the added advantage of being politely derogatory enough to make it into mainstream parlance."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fancy woman  kept woman  mistress  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    odalisque  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    adventuress  bawd  coquette  dialectician  enchantress  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Aspasia  Delilah  Jezebel  Messalina  Phryne  
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