geisha
noun
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
geishas
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pluralof geisha.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, a group of geishas elegantly shuffle onto a stage in Japan's Kyoto city to begin a centuries-old performance celebrating the arrival of spring.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Osaka was second and Kyoto, with its narrow streets, geishas and towering temples, was third, with around 12 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
In addition to his real estate business, Miyamoto also runs an entertainment-related business involving maikos, or apprentice geishas.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2023
Hemming characters into confined spaces doesn’t preclude cinematic power — especially in stories about the economically precarious life of geishas.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2019
Chinese employ singing girls; Japanese, geishas to talk, sing or dance.
From America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat by Tingfang Wu
