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What (who) is courtesan - definition
PROSTITUTE OR MISTRESS
Courtisanerie; Courtesans; Courtisan; Cortisan; Grande horizontale; Courtisane; Ganika; Ganikas
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courtesan
[?k?:t?'zan, 'k?:t?-]
¦ noun a prostitute, especially one with wealthy or upper-class clients.
Origin
C16: from Fr. courtisane, from obs. Ital. cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano 'courtier'.
courtesan
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 joie, Jezebel, Messalina, Delilah, Phryne, Lais, lorette, corotte, grisette, member of the demi-monde.
courtesan
(courtesans)
In former times, a courtesan was a woman who had sexual relationships with rich and powerful men for money.
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Wikipedia
Courtesan
Courtesan, in modern usage, is a euphemism for a "kept" mistress or prostitute, particularly one with wealthy, powerful, or influential clients. The term historically referred to a courtier, a person who attended the court of a monarch or other powerful person.
Examples of use of courtesan
1. She dipped and dazzled, shook hands and shimmied, smiled and flirted like a courtesan.
2. Besotted by a courtesan, Mary Anne Clarke, he set her up in extravagant style.
3. A couple of centuries ago she might have been a courtesan.
4. Yeah, a courtesan stealing the silver on the side, she corrects.
5. Rakhi plays a courtesan who has to get hold of the magic lamp from the evil king, anyhow.