courtesans

plural of courtesan
as in prostitutes
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money the protagonist of the novel is a composite of several real-life courtesans who plied their trade among the decadent aristocracy

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prostitutes
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  • Prosecutors have insisted, however, that Diddy wasn’t paying prostitutes just to make blue movies in their own court filings.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • This happened years after Epstein was convicted of felony solicitation of prostitutes and procuring persons under 18 for prostitution.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Courtesans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtesans. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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