DEMIMONDAINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A female prostitute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("demimondaine" is a kind of...):

bawd; cocotte; cyprian; fancy woman; harlot; lady of pleasure; prostitute; sporting lady; tart; whore; woman of the street; working girl (a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money)

Holonyms ("demimondaine" is a member of...):

demimonde (a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior)

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