courtesan
11courtesan — noun Etymology: Middle French courtisane, from northern Italian dialect form of Italian cortigiana woman courtier, feminine of cortigiano courtier, from corte court, from Latin cohort , cohors Date: 1533 a prostitute with a courtly, wealthy, or …
12courtesan — /kawr teuh zeuhn, kohr , kerr /, n. a prostitute or paramour, esp. one associating with noblemen or men of wealth. Also, courtezan. [1540 50; < MF courtisane < It cortigiana, lit., woman of the court, deriv. of corte COURT] * * * …
13courtesan — noun /ˈkɔːtɪzæn/ a) A woman of a royal or noble court. b) The mistress of a royal or noble …
14courtesan — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …
15courtesan — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. harlot, prostitute. See impurity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mistress, concubine, whore; see mistress 2 , prostitute . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. prostitute, mistress, harlot, kept woman,… …
16courtesan — cour|te|san [ˌko:tıˈzæn US ˈko:rtızən] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: courtisane, from Old Italian cortigiana female courtier , from corte court ] a woman who had sex with rich or important men for money in the past →↑prostitute …
17courtesan — cour|te|san [ ,kɔrtə zæn ] noun count in the past, a woman who had sex with rich and important men in exchange for money, protection, and status …
18courtesan — cour·te·san || ‚kÉ”Ëtɪ zæn n. prostitute with an upper class clientele …
19courtesan — [ˌkɔ:tɪ zan, kɔ:tɪ ] noun a prostitute, especially one with wealthy or upper class clients. Origin C16: from Fr. courtisane, from obs. Ital. cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano courtier …
20courtesan — n. [Written also Courtezan.] Prostitute, whore, harlot, strumpet, punk, wench, drab, trull, quean, rig, wanton, frail sister, Cyprian, night walker, street walker, lewd woman woman of the town, woman of ill fame, public woman, demirep, fille de… …
