Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prostitute
• hooker
• whore
• streetwalker
• bawd
• tart
• madam
• madame
• cocotte
• call girl
• sex worker
• woman of the street
• hustler
• drab
• floozie
• floozy
• hussy
• siren
• tramp
• minx
• coquette
• libertine
• temptress
• flirt
• doxie
• jade
• chippy
• tempter
• wench
• doxy
• vamp
• chippie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of courtesan

There have been two earlier biographies of Harriman, neither of them bent on re-envisioning her as a geopolitical player, as Purnell is, but content instead to present her as, well, just that, a courtesan. —Daphne Merkin, airmail.news, 28 Sep. 2024

The show talks about the love lives and power tussles of the courtesans of Lahore. —Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025

Queen of the Night is a big juicy epic about the many travails of an opera singer and courtesan in 18th-century France, her many enemies, and her many lovers. —Constance Grady, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024

The title character was a French commoner turned courtesan (a polite term for high-class prostitute) who lived from 1743 to 1793. —Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024