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Meaning of "hetaera" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HETAERA

From Greek hetaira concubine.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HETAERA

hetaera  [hɪˈtɪərə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HETAERA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hetaera is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HETAERA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hetaera

Hetaira

In ancient Greece, hetairai or hetaerae were courtesans—highly educated, sophisticated companions. Although most engaged in sexual relations with their patrons, hetairai were not simple prostitutes.

Definition of hetaera in the English dictionary

The definition of hetaera in the dictionary is a female prostitute, esp an educated courtesan.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HETAERA


admirer
ədˈmaɪərə
Beira
ˈbaɪərə
chimera
kaɪˈmɪərə
clearer
ˈklɪərə
era
ˈɪərə
Hera
ˈhɪərə
inquirer
ɪnˈkwaɪərə
lavatera
ˌlævəˈtɪərə
lempira
lɛmˈpɪərə
lira
ˈlɪərə
Lyra
ˈlaɪərə
Madeira
məˈdɪərə
monstera
mɒnˈstɪərə
Pera
ˈpɪərə
rangatira
ˌrʌŋɡəˈtɪərə
retirer
rɪˈtaɪərə
sera
ˈsɪərə
shearer
ˈʃɪərə
steerer
ˈstɪərə
Thera
ˈθɪərə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HETAERA

het
het up
hetaerae
hetaeric
hetaerism
hetaeristic
hetaira
hetairai
hetairia
hetairic
hetairism
hetairistic
heterarchy
heterauxesis
hetero
heteroatom
heteroauxin
heteroblastic
heteroblasty
heterocarpous

WORDS THAT END LIKE HETAERA

aloe vera
camera
chimaera
cordillera
digital camera
diptera
entera
genera
Gera
Ihimaera
Megaera
on camera
opera
primavera
Ribera
Rivera
riviera
Svizzera
tempera
video camera

Synonyms and antonyms of hetaera in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hetaera» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HETAERA

Find out the translation of hetaera to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hetaera from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hetaera» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hetaera
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hetaira
570 millions of speakers

English

hetaera
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hetaera
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hetaera
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гетеры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hetaera
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রক্ষিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hétaïre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hetaera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hetäre
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hetaera
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hetaera
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hetaera
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hetaera
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hetaera
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेतेरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hetaera
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hetaera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hetery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гетери
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hetaera
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

εταίρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hetaera
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hetaera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hetaera
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hetaera

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HETAERA»

The term «hetaera» is normally little used and occupies the 126.532 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HETAERA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hetaera» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hetaera» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hetaera

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HETAERA»

Discover the use of hetaera in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hetaera and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hetaera: Agathon's Daughter
Hetaera--suspense in ancient Athens, is Book One of the Agathon's Daughter Trilogy.
Suzanne Tyrpak, 2012
2
Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work
confer respectability on their charges by referring to them euphemistically as " daughters." Moreover, the hetaera depended on the generosity of her patrons, accepting gifts and providing favors, rather than participating in a crass exchange of ...
Melissa Hope Ditmore, 2006
3
Courtesans at Table: Gender and Greek Literary Culture in ...
eromene hetaera eromene, hetaera eromene eromene hetaera, porne hetaera eromene ep' oikernatos eromene hetaera ... auletris pseudo-hetaera hetaera eromene, pallake eromene, hetaera hetaera hetaera hetaera hetaera eromene ...
Laura McClure, 2014
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Jungian Psychology in Perspective
The Hetaera (from the Greek work meaning "female paramour, . . . concubine, [or] any woman who uses her beauty and charm to obtain wealth or social position"; Random House Dictionary of the English Language, unabridged edition, 1967) ...
Mary Ann Mattoon, 1985
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Glaphyra (Hetaera)
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Jerold Angelus, 2011
6
Metamorphosis: Transformations of the Body and the Influence ...
This idea filters into a fusion of literary, musical and poetical concepts that Mann adapts for this death-inducing, emblematic, symbolic, and poisonous Hetaera Esmeralda butterfly.200 Patrick Carnegy confirms the multi-faceted nature of the  ...
David Gallagher, 2009
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Neaira (Hetaera)
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Jody Cletus, 2012
8
Dining in a Classical Context
In Achilles Tatius (2.9) we have the rare example of a woman who is not a hetaera at dinner with her lover, and the two indulge in some surreptitious cup- kissing. Leucippe, the woman, is Cleitophon's cousin, and she and her brother are ...
William J. Slater, 1991
9
The Invention and Gendering of Epicurus
(We might note, however, a possible besmirching by association: Philodemus cites a source that claims that the hetaera Mammarion was the lover of Themista's husband, Leonteus [PHerc. 1005, fr. 117, col. VI].) As a great deal of scholarship ...
Pamela Gordon, 2012
10
Understanding Thomas Mann
When Leverkunn visits the prostitute Hetaera Esmeralda, to intentionally contract syphilis and so to trigger the chemical changes that result in artistic intoxication. Doctor Faustus breaks down the antagonism between love and art.
Hannelore Mundt, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HETAERA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hetaera is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sex worker - On the edge of the ethic war (part 2)
In ancient Greece, Hetaera often enjoyed their high status more than other women. Phallus worshiping, religious sex, sacred marriage, and ... «Thanh Nien Daily, Apr 15»
2
A Study in Brown and in a Brown Study, Part 1
(The famous hetaera Phryne is said to have received this nickname for her sallow skin, but other prostitutes were often called the same, and I ... «OUPblog, Sep 14»
3
Pursuing an inclusive truth
There follow two essays on erotic love backed by the authority of Vatsayana and the semi-divine status of the hetaera accepted jointly by ... «The News on Sunday, May 14»
4
Not all plain sailing in yachting
The day finally came for Hetaera to leave the shed where she had been built and with the help of some wheels borrowed from Marks and ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Nov 13»
5
Sex in San Diego: Unveiling the 'Madonna-Whore' Complex
How one of the most common, yet misunderstood, male sexual dysfunctions can rip relationships apart. Hetaera-300x271 By Jody Gummow / ... «OB Rag, Sep 13»
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The Sweet Girl by Annabel Lyon: review
You could be a wife, a priestess, a hetaera (a high-class courtesan) or a midwife. Into this limiting and limited world comes Pythias, the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 13»
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FLASHBACK: At Least Petraeus Wasn't Having An Affair With The …
In 1961, Profumo metChristine Keeler, a London good-time girl or hetaera or according to the newspapers call girl, at a house party at Cliveden ... «Business Insider, Nov 12»
8
Immortal Marilyn
She was the greatest hetaera in history since Cleopatra, as she married the greatest baseball player and the greatest playwright of her age and ... «Huffington Post, May 12»
9
Origins of the sex industry
... a 60-year-old noncitizen, who had been a famous hetaera in her youth, was brought to trial in an attempt to ruin the reputation of her husband ... «Ha'aretz, Jun 10»
10
Sex through the ages: Genghis Khan to Ron Jeremy
Phryne: The most famous hetaera of ancient Greece, she is said to have been the model for Praxiteles's Venus of Knidos, a statue so beautiful ... «The Runner, Mar 10»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hetaera [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hetaera>. Apr 2024 ».
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