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Meanings of
courtesan
in English
Portuguese
odalisca
Catalan
odalisca
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A woman who cohabits with an important man.
concubine
paramour
odalisque
doxy
Portuguese
odalisca
Russian
куртизанка
Portuguese
cortesã
Catalan
cortesana
Spanish
cortesano
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Prostitute or mistress.
Related terms
occupation
Russian
куртизанка
Usage of
courtesan
in English
1
And the monk touched with his lips the forehead of the
courtesan
.
2
So thinks the understanding which is then the
courtesan
of the will.
3
This fine pleasantry made the
courtesan
laugh, and Jehan left the room.
4
She was as humble as a
courtesan
who has fallen in love.
5
Gentle courtesy and manners impress a
courtesan
by reason of the novelty.
6
But that night she stopped being his
courtesan
and became his equal.
7
At the same time, he falls in love with a Chinese
courtesan
.
8
Archer eyed Chaol again, and she took a step toward the
courtesan
.
9
Or will he venture to recognize HER in presence of the
courtesan
?
10
She looked more like Signora Santina than she did a famous
courtesan
.
11
She had lost all, but she knew how to suffer,-
a
true
courtesan
.
12
The concept of the
courtesan
is more or less obsolete in modern times.
13
From adventuress to evangelist; coryphée,
courtesan
,
and convert, each in turn.
14
From the lures of the
courtesan
we went to an adjoining gaming room.
15
The great artist could admire what the
courtesan
laughed to scorn.
16
But what did a
courtesan
do to make that much money?
Other examples for "courtesan"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
courtesan
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
famous courtesan
great courtesan
old courtesan
chinese courtesan
french courtesan
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Translations for
courtesan
Portuguese
odalisca
cortesã
concubina
Catalan
odalisca
concubina
cortesana
Russian
куртизанка
Spanish
cortesano
cortesana
Courtesan
through the time
Courtesan
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common