demimondaine
noun
demi·mon·daine ˌde-mi-ˌmän-ˈdān 
-ˈmän-ˌdān,
ˌde-mē-
: a woman supported by a wealthy lover : a woman of the demimonde
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web 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
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 Word History
Etymology
French demi-mondaine, from feminine of demi-mondain, from demi-monde
First Known Use
1894, in the meaning defined above
demimondaines
noun
as in demireps
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- demireps
- other women
- lovers
- courtesans
- whores
- paramours
- prostitutes
- mistresses
- concubines
- girlfriends
- odalisques
- doxies
- Cryptomys
- Cryptonemiales
- cryptoneurous
- cryptonym
- cryptonyms
- cryptoperthite
- cryptoperthitic
- Cryptophyceae
- cryptophyceaes
- cryptophytae
- cryptophytas
- cryptophyte
- cryptophytes
- cryptophytic
- cryptoporticus
- cryptoproctae
- cryptoproctas
- cryptopyrrole
- cryptorchid
- cryptorchidies
- cryptorchidism
- cryptorchidisms
- cryptorchids
- cryptorchidyes
- cryptorchidys