Definition of courtesan in English:

courtesan

noun ˌkɔːtɪˈzanˈkɔːtɪzan

literary

A prostitute, especially one with wealthy or upper-class clients.
〈主诗/文〉（尤指与达官显贵周旋的）高等妓女，交际花
they diverted their remaining funds into frequenting courtesans
Example sentencesExamples
- In our society, women are condemned to be either courtesans or whores.
- Punning on the meaning of grande as tall or as grand in the social sense, the seventeenth-century commentator noted the reference to the courtesans and prostitutes of Venice.
- She is not a realistic prostitute, but a courtesan, a prominent figure in Indian literature.
- Nobody in Japan would dream of confusing top Gion geisha with high - class courtesans, let alone prostitutes, the myth that continues to prevail about geisha in the West.
- Geishas broke apart from courtesans / prostitutes sometime around the 1500s- 1600s, so the two are somewhat similar.
Synonyms
prostitute, whore, sex worker, call girl, white slave

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French courtisane, from obsolete Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano 'courtier', from corte (see court).

Rhymes

Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, cran, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, fan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, gran, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, outspan, Pan, panne, parmesan, partisan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, than, tisane, trepan, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan

Definition of courtesan in US English:

courtesan

noun

literary

A prostitute, especially one with wealthy or upper-class clients.
〈主诗/文〉（尤指与达官显贵周旋的）高等妓女，交际花
they diverted their remaining funds into frequenting courtesans
Example sentencesExamples
- Geishas broke apart from courtesans / prostitutes sometime around the 1500s- 1600s, so the two are somewhat similar.
- In our society, women are condemned to be either courtesans or whores.
- She is not a realistic prostitute, but a courtesan, a prominent figure in Indian literature.
- Punning on the meaning of grande as tall or as grand in the social sense, the seventeenth-century commentator noted the reference to the courtesans and prostitutes of Venice.
- Nobody in Japan would dream of confusing top Gion geisha with high - class courtesans, let alone prostitutes, the myth that continues to prevail about geisha in the West.
Synonyms
prostitute, whore, sex worker, call girl, white slave

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French courtisane, from obsolete Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano ‘courtier’, from corte (see court).

单词	courtesan
释义	Definition of courtesan in English: courtesan noun ˌkɔːtɪˈzanˈkɔːtɪzan literary A prostitute, especially one with wealthy or upper-class clients. 〈主诗/文〉（尤指与达官显贵周旋的）高等妓女，交际花 they diverted their remaining funds into frequenting courtesans Example sentencesExamples In our society, women are condemned to be either courtesans or whores. Punning on the meaning of grande as tall or as grand in the social sense, the seventeenth-century commentator noted the reference to the courtesans and prostitutes of Venice. She is not a realistic prostitute, but a courtesan, a prominent figure in Indian literature. Nobody in Japan would dream of confusing top Gion geisha with high - class courtesans, let alone prostitutes, the myth that continues to prevail about geisha in the West. Geishas broke apart from courtesans / prostitutes sometime around the 1500s- 1600s, so the two are somewhat similar. Synonyms prostitute, whore, sex worker, call girl, white slave Origin Mid 16th century: from French courtisane, from obsolete Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano 'courtier', from corte (see court). Rhymes Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, cran, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, fan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, gran, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, outspan, Pan, panne, parmesan, partisan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, than, tisane, trepan, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan Definition of courtesan in US English: courtesan noun literary A prostitute, especially one with wealthy or upper-class clients. 〈主诗/文〉（尤指与达官显贵周旋的）高等妓女，交际花 they diverted their remaining funds into frequenting courtesans Example sentencesExamples Geishas broke apart from courtesans / prostitutes sometime around the 1500s- 1600s, so the two are somewhat similar. In our society, women are condemned to be either courtesans or whores. She is not a realistic prostitute, but a courtesan, a prominent figure in Indian literature. Punning on the meaning of grande as tall or as grand in the social sense, the seventeenth-century commentator noted the reference to the courtesans and prostitutes of Venice. Nobody in Japan would dream of confusing top Gion geisha with high - class courtesans, let alone prostitutes, the myth that continues to prevail about geisha in the West. Synonyms prostitute, whore, sex worker, call girl, white slave Origin Mid 16th century: from French courtisane, from obsolete Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano ‘courtier’, from corte (see court).
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