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What is another word for courtesans?

Pronunciation: [kˈɔːtɪzənz] (IPA)

Courtesans, also known as escorts, are women who were traditionally hired to provide companionship and entertainment to wealthy men. In modern times, the word courtesan has been replaced by terms such as call girls, prostitutes, and sex workers. Each of these words has a slightly different connotation and is often used in specific contexts. For example, call girls may refer to high-end escorts who are paid for their time and services, while prostitutes often refer to those who engage in sexual acts for money. Meanwhile, sex workers is a more inclusive term that encompasses individuals who offer a range of adult services. Regardless of the terminology, the profession of providing paid companionship has existed for centuries and continues to be a controversial issue in many societies around the world.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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Apparently there are only courtesans.
"They Call Me Carpenter"
Upton Sinclair
All the sentimental virtues seem to flourish spontaneously, even in the hearts of his courtesans: and though he holds up a true ideal of fidelity in love and loyalty in friendship, yet the chief practical lesson that seems to be suggested is the necessity of overcoming the restraints imposed by prudence and conscience on the indulgence of natural inclination.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
courtesans were licensed in order that their trade might help to replenish the imperial treasury.
"Women of Early Christianity Woman: In all ages and in all countries, Vol. 3 (of 10)"
Alfred Brittain Mitchell Carroll

Famous quotes with Courtesans

  • Take up something that you know will never bring you any returns except pleasure—in other words, allow yourself to live the way brilliant eighteenth century courtesans lived. Don’t be afraid of having a decorative life, even if all the decorations come from you.
    Perry Brass
  • If courtesans and strumpets were to be prosecuted with as much rigor as some silly people would have it, what locks or bars would be sufficient to preserve the honor of our wives and daughters?
    Bernard Mandeville
  • If in the guise of philosophers, they [declaim speeches] with a view to their own profit and reputation, and not to improve you, that indeed is shocking. For it is as if a physician when visiting patients should disregard their treatment and their restoration to health, and should bring them flowers and courtesans and perfume.
    Dio Chrysostom
  • But for most practical purposes Tarbean had two pieces: Waterside and Hillside. Waterside is where people are poor. That makes them beggars, thieves, and whores. Hillside is where people are rich. That makes them solicitors, politicians, and courtesans.
    Patrick Rothfuss
  • Careful as we may be with our sons, We cannot be certain they will not turn bandits and thieves. We would all bring up our daughters to be ladies, But who can say that they will not end up in courtesans' quarters?
    Wang Chi-chen

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