Definitions For Hetaera

Noun

HETAERA (plural hetaerae or hetaeras) (historical, Ancient Greece) A highly cultivated hired female companion who would entertain upper-class male clients and might perform sex acts for them. : {{cot, en, courtesan}} A mistress.

Derived terms

hetaeric

Related terms

etaerio hetaerism hetaerist

Translations

Finnish: hetaira French: hétaïre, f German: Hetäre, f Greek: εταίρα, f Portuguese: hetera, f, hetaira, f Russian: гете́ра, f Spanish: hetera, f, hetaira, f

Alternative forms

hetaira hetæra

Etymology

From {{bor, en, grc, ἑταῖρα, }}, feminine of ἑταῖρος, , companion.

Is Hetaera a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

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Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
9

The word Hetaera is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

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