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courtesan

noun
Quick answer

As a noun, courtesan means a female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.

Meanings of courtesan

4 meanings

noun

  1. A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.

  2. A woman who cohabits with an important manperson

    Similar: concubine, doxy, paramour
Older and rare meanings (2)

  1. datedThe mistress of a royal or noble.

  2. archaicA woman of a royal or noble court.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a woman who cohabits with an important man
concubinedoxyparamour

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