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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a woman who cohabits with an important man;
[syn: concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Courtesan \Cour"te*san\ (k?r"t?-z?n; 277), n. [F. courtisane, fr. courtisan courtier, It. cortigiano; or directly fr. It. cortigiana, or Sp. cortesana. See Court.] A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot. [1913 Webster] Lasciviously decked like a courtesan. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

courtesan n 1: a woman who cohabits with an important man [syn: concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

23 Moby Thesaurus words for "courtesan": Aspasia, Delilah, Jezebel, Messalina, Phryne, Thais, adventuress, demimondaine, demimonde, demirep, fancy woman, femme fatale, harem girl, hetaera, houri, kept woman, odalisque, paphian, seductress, temptress, vamp, vampire, whore