hetaera

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A highly cultivated hired female companion who would entertain upper-class male clients and might perform sex acts for them.
A mistress.

/hɪˈtɪəɹə/ /hɪˈtaɪɹə/

hetaera hetaerae hetaeras hetaira hetæra

From Ancient Greek ἑταίρᾱ (hetaírā), feminine of ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “companion”).

etaerio hetaerism hetaerist

hetaeric

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