Thesaurus results for COURTESAN

courtesan

noun

ˈkȯr-tə-zən

as in prostitute

a woman who engages in sexual activities for money the protagonist of the novel is a composite of several real-life courtesans who plied their trade among the decadent aristocracy

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Recent Examples on the Web The title of high-school teacher turned award-winning author Jeannie Lin’s 2013 historical romance, The Lotus Palace, refers to the home of the courtesans in Tang Dynasty China. —

Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024 Each afternoon, thousands of spectators took in the flashy get-ups of the royals, bankers, playwrights, famous courtesans and visiting VIPs. —

Melissa Rossi, Washington Post, 27 July 2024 Around them, the other courtesans—Mallikajaan’s daughters, siblings, and friends—grapple with their own hopes and desires for self-realization and freedom. —

Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 2 May 2024 Costner does not even appear until 66 minutes into the movie as Hayes Ellison., a mysterious gunslinger who crosses paths with a local courtesan, Marigold (Abbey Lee). —

Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for courtesan

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