Courtesan

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Courtesan \Cour"te*san\ (k?r"t?-z?n; 277), n. [F. courtisane,
     fr. courtisan courtier, It. cortigiano; or directly fr. It.
     cortigiana, or Sp. cortesana. See {Court}.]
     A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a
     harlot.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           Lasciviously decked like a courtesan.    --Sir H.
                                                    Wotton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  courtesan
       n : a woman who cohabits with an important man [syn: {concubine},
            {doxy}, {odalisque}, {paramour}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "courtesan":
     Aspasia, Delilah, Jezebel, Messalina, Phryne, Thais, adventuress,
     demimondaine, demimonde, demirep, fancy woman, femme fatale,
     harem girl, hetaera, houri, kept woman, odalisque, paphian,
     seductress, temptress, vamp, vampire, whore