Geisha Definition

gāshə, gē-
geishas
noun
geishas
A Japanese woman trained in singing, dancing, the art of conversation, etc., to serve as a hired companion to men.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • geisha-girl

Other Word Forms of Geisha

Noun

Singular:
geisha
Plural:
geishas

Origin of Geisha

  • Japanese gei art, skill (from Middle Chinese ŋjiaj`) (also the source of Mandarin yì) sha person (from Middle Chinese tʂia´ pronoun for the head of a relative clause) (also the source of Mandarin zhě)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Japanese 芸者 (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (ngièi "art", "craft") + 者 (t͡ʃǽ "-er", "one who does ~").

    From Wiktionary

Geisha Sentence Examples

  • In Japan, the elusive geisha wore silk robes called kimonos.

  • Lush adaptation of Arthur Golden's 1998 bestseller following the life of 1930s Japanese geisha Sayuri.

  • Finally he was so lavish with money as he became a frequent, valuable customer of geisha houses.

  • I had always thought Geisha was a sort of high class prostitute.

  • The unbending rules of etiquette and ceremony hide the sordid exchange between the geisha 's ' mother ' and her ' sponsors '.

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Words Starting With

GGEGEI

Words Ending With

AHASHA

Unscrambles

geisha

Words Starting With G and Ending With A

Starts With G & Ends With AStarts With GE & Ends With AStarts With G & Ends With HA

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With G6 Letter Words Ending With A