Courtesan Synonyms

kôrtĭ-zən
A woman who cohabits with an important man
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. mistress
  2. concubine
  3. whore
  4. doxy
  5. paramour
A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for payment
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bawd
  2. call girl
  3. camp follower
  4. harlot
  5. prostitute
  6. scarlet woman
  7. streetwalker
  8. strumpet
  9. tart
  10. whore
  11. hooker
  12. moll

Words Related to Courtesan

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Courtesan Sentence Examples

  • Subsequently she lived as a courtesan under the name of Mdlle Lange.

  • In 1911, a young republican activist visits a beautiful courtesan.

  • The Opera is inspired by Alexandre Dumas's celebrated novel about a tragic love story of a sick Parisian courtesan.

  • Lois has transgressed against the behavior expected of her gender and class just as much as if she had indeed become a courtesan.

  • The illustration shows the opening scene in the house of Violetta Valery, a young Parisian courtesan.

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