Courtesan: alternatives and connections

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Courtesan

A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.

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Mistress 76% connected

A woman having power, authority, or ownership; a woman who exercises authority, is chief, etc.; the female head of a family, a school, etc.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Odalisque 76% connected

A female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish sultan.

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Concubine 92% connected

A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a paramour.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Doxy 92% connected

A loose wench; a disreputable sweetheart.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Paramour 92% connected

A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the place, without possessing the righ…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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