Plural of courtesan
regular plural
The plural of courtesan is courtesans.
Forms of courtesan
| Singular | courtesan /kɔːtɪˈzæn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | courtesans |
| Countable | countable |
Courtesans in a sentence
- These courtesans sang beautiful tappas and thumris much to the delight of the citizens.2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 146. From the entry thumri
- Like the great eighteenth-century courtesans of Europe, she knew who and what she was and turned wanton provocation into an art.2002, Donald Richie, The Inland Sea, Stone Bridge Press, page 192. From the entry oiran
- Other ophiuroids are more delicate: they pick, feel and spread themselves over corals, gorgonians and other organisms like courtesans in feather boas.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 48. From the entry ophiuroid
- Characterized by its soft eroticism, mujra was performed by courtesans called tawaif who were an integral part of life in the Mughal court.2008, Susan Dewey, Hollow Bodies, page 147. From the entry tawaif
- There were marquises and vicomtesses and comtesses, ducs and duchesses, two Russian grand dukes, Marcel Proust, and the most prominent courtesans in Paris.2003, Patricia Beard, “A Bachelor Abroad, 1899”, in After the Ball: Gilded Age Secrets, Boardroom Betrayals, and the Party That Ignited…. From the entry duc
Meaning of courtesan
- noun A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.
- noun The mistress of a royal or noble.
- noun A woman of a royal or noble court.
Questions about the plural of courtesan
- What is the plural of courtesan?
- The plural of courtesan is courtesans.
- Is courtesan countable?
- Courtesan is a countable noun.
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