hetaira

American  

[hi-tahyuhr-uh] / hɪˈtaɪər ə /

noun

PLURAL

hetairai

1. hetaera.

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Other Word Forms

• hetairic adjective

Example Sentences

Nevertheless, for Colectivo Hetaira and its members, the ruling is a step in the right direction.

From Newsweek

Johannes Mahn, spokesman for Colectivo Hetaira, says that the group hopes the ruling will become legally binding soon and that it could be the first step for full recognition of sex workers’ rights in Spain.

From Newsweek

The Eupatridæ of Sardes, who hoped that the young king might, perchance, choose a wife from their family, the hetairæ of Athens, of Samos, of Miletus and of Cyprus, the beautiful slaves from the banks of the Indus, the blonde girls brought at a vast expense from the depths of the Cimmerian fogs, were heedful never to utter in the presence of Candaules, whether within hearing or beyond hearing, a single word which bore any relation to Nyssia.

From Project Gutenberg

Hast thou afflicted me thus for having rejected the love of Lamia, the Athenian hetaira, or of Flora, the Roman courtesan?

From Project Gutenberg

Het�ra, he-tē′ra, Hetaira, he-tī′ra, n. in Greece, a woman employed in public or private entertainment, as flute-playing, dancing, &c.: a paramour or courtesan.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg