as in courtesan
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demirep
Noun
-
Her character in the show, set in feudal Japan, is the highest-ranking courtesan in Izu, who is skilled in ways known only to the select few men who can afford her.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 May 2025 -
Think of the many historical instances of artificially easy companionship for powerful men, all the geisha and the courtesans.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Here are performances music lovers won’t want to miss.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
19 June 2025
-
Any dinosaur lovers at home should be eating up this documentary special series on PBS this week.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
19 June 2025
Noun
-
To this day, she’s drawn to the bruise of blue that belies the kittenish blush, the tension between the girl next door and the demimondaine, who are not so far apart, who may even be one.—
Susan Dominus Photographs by Joshua Kissi Styled by Ian Bradley Sasha Weiss Photographs by Collier Schorr Styled by Jay Massacret Megan O’Grady Portrait by Mickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont Ligaya Mishan Photographs by Tina Barney,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2021
-
The object of Christian’s adoration is Satine, a nightclub chanteuse and demimondaine, almost past her prime and riddled with consumption.—
Ben Brantley,
New York Times,
25 July 2019
Noun
-
Another featured a man yelling at his girlfriend of three years regarding her recent miscarriage.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
-
In one incident that took place in Grand Lake, a man shot and killed a cow moose that had knocked down his girlfriend in her yard and was trying to stomp her.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
Noun
-
Sylvia’s talent for spotting the best new writing by other women didn’t necessarily help her own work.—
Nicola Wilson
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
-
Based on a preliminary investigation, detectives believe other women also may have been assaulted by Palacios, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
Noun
-
Barry Morphew put his phone into airplane mode at 2:47 p.m. that day, and Suzanne never responded to messages from her paramour sent at 2:44 and 2:46 p.m., court filings and testimony have shown.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
20 June 2025
-
Episodes 7 and 8 were particularly well-received with extensive praise for co-stars Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson, whose performances as electric paramours still fuel a steady stream of graphic art and fan-fiction online.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
15 June 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Demirep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demirep. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share