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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Courtesan

/(k?r"t?-z?n; 277)/ · Cour·te·san · IPA /ˈkɔɹtɪzən/
01 n. A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.
  1. 1.
    A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.
    “Lasciviously decked like a courtesan.” Sir H. Wotton.