courtesan
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noun \ˈkȯr-tə-zən, -ˌzan also ˈkər-, -ˌzän; especially British ˌkȯr-tə-ˈzan\Definition of COURTESAN
: a prostitute with a courtly, wealthy, or upper-class clientele
See Examples of COURTESAN
- <the protagonist of the novel is a composite of several real-life courtesans who plied their trade among the decadent aristocracy>
Origin of COURTESAN
Middle French courtisane, from northern Italian dialect form of Italian cortigiana woman courtier, feminine of cortigiano courtier, from corte court, from Latin cohort-, cohors
First Known Use: 1533
Related to COURTESAN
- Synonyms
- bawd, call girl, cocotte, prostitute, drab, harlot, hooker, hustler, sex worker, streetwalker, strumpet, tart, whore
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Rhymes with COURTESAN
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