demirep

noun

Definition of demirepnext
as in courtesan

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  1. courtesan
  2. lover
  3. demimondaine
  4. girlfriend
  5. other woman
  6. paramour
Noun
  • Tarek Al Arian, who is best known for Arabic-language The Ladder and The Snake and Sons of Rizk franchises, is developing a drama about infamous early 20th Century French courtesan Marguerite Alibert.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 May 2026
  • The movie starred Ewan McGregor as Christian, a writer who ends up sucked into Paris' Bohemian movement, and Kidman as Satine, the star performer and courtesan at the titular cabaret.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Definition of courtesan
Noun
  • Art lovers should aim to be there in April when Joali hosts its annual Imagi-Nature Art Festival.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The undead hero initially turns agains the X-Men and serves Apocalypse, but Gambit’s lover Rogue is able to save him by harnessing the enormous power of a Celestial and offering to sacrifice herself.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of lover
Noun
  • The object of Christian’s adoration is Satine, a nightclub chanteuse and demimondaine, almost past her prime and riddled with consumption.
    — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 25 July 2019
  • Rather than a consistent narrative style, Phillips shapes the prose to reflect the stages of her life, from the powerless demimondaine to the outspoken feminist writer.
    — Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2018
Definition of demimondaine
Noun
  • Jones was often jealous, distrustful, possessive and controlling of his girlfriend, according to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The show follows the wives, girlfriends and partners of prisoners, with Glen playing a career criminal whose lavish lifestyle is running out, along with his money.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of girlfriend
Noun
  • The only other woman to hold the role, Arlene Violet, ran as a Republican.
    — Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The song is written as a conversation with that mythic other woman, who Parton confronts here in a way that manages to come across as both extremely vulnerable and drawing on a huge reserve of strength.
    — Ed Masley, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of other woman
Noun
  • Posing as a journalist, Tucker goes to interview the older man’s former paramour in Paris.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Stephen Cloobeck — a one-time California gubernatorial candidate ensconced in Democratic political circles — pleaded not guilty to witness tampering charges Friday related to a burglary case against his former paramour, OnlyFans model Adva Lavie.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of paramour
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