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courtesan Definition

cour·te·san (kôrt′ə zən, kôrt′ə zan′; also, esp.formerly, kʉrt′-)

noun

a prostitute; esp., a mistress of a king, or a man of wealth or nobility

Etymology: Fr courtisane < It cortigiana, a prostitute, orig., court lady < corte, court < VL curtis: see court

courtesan Synonyms

courtesan

n.

mistress, concubine, whore; see mistress 2, prostitute.

courtesan Usage Examples

Converse of object

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

Adjective modifier

  • great: Even to be seen in public with one of the great courtesans was a much-envied achievement.
  • Parisian: The Opera is inspired by Alexandre Dumas's celebrated novel about a tragic love story of a sick Parisian courtesan.
  • beautiful: In 1911, a young republican activist visits a beautiful courtesan.
  • young: The illustration shows the opening scene in the house of Violetta Valery, a young Parisian courtesan.
  • Venetian: A major source of this picture of Venice was the extravagant behavior of Venetian courtesans, as well as their extravagant cost.
  • Japanese: Therefore, the history of the Japanese courtesan plays an important part in my research. ' Wonder Woman: The Complete History.

Noun used with modifier

  • century: A biography of Mary Ann Clarke, the 18th. century courtesan and mistress of the Duke of York.
courtesan Quotes

La courtisane est un mythe. Jamais une femme n'a invente¤   une de¤ b auche. The courtesan is a myth. No woman has ever invented any new sensual pleasure.

—Flaubert, Gustave

Even when the courtesan farts She does it as a favour

—Anonymous