courtesan
n.(专与高级官员往来的)妓女,情妇
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courtesan
/,kɔ:tɪ'zæn; [US] 'kɔ:tɪzn; `kɔrtəzn/
n (formerly) prostitute with wealthy or aristocratic clients (旧时)(伺候富豪或贵族的)高等娼妓.
courtesan
n[C][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;Origin: courtisane, from
Old Italian cortigiana
'female courtier', from corte
'court']
a woman who had sex with rich or important men for money in the past
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prostitute