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noun
A highly cultivated hired female companion who would entertain upper-class male clients and might perform sex acts for them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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noun
A mistress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Ancient Greek ἑταίρᾱ (hetaírā), feminine of ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “companion”).
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
