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What was the profession 芸者 (female entertainer) called in Britain?
What is the sponsored party called?What is the word for someone who initiates group social interaction?English Translation of “Umay”A word for “somebody who is sponsored”? Sponsee?Person who is responsible for the political guests in the kingdom?single word to describe a person, who puts everything on social mediaGood synonyms for the words 'smarthead' and 'smartass', for use in a translationA word for the hatred of othersWhat word best describes someone who doesn't put up with other people's crap?Does English have a word that only means “to create a social bond”?
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I am looking for an indigenous English word for women who entertained guests at social gatherings in Britain. To put it simply, I am looking for an English analogue of geisha.
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I am looking for an indigenous English word for women who entertained guests at social gatherings in Britain. To put it simply, I am looking for an English analogue of geisha.
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I'm not sure Britain had an analogous geisha culture.
– marcellothearcane
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Were there such women in Britain? If there were, they were called singers. And they did not spend years learning how to talk with guests.
– Peter Shor
7 hours ago
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I would call them hostesses, and the term hostess bar is quite commonly used in some parts of the world... but in the UK I am not sure there is any such profession. Courtesan is not a word you can use with a straight face.
– Minty
7 hours ago
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Your question uses the past tense. What time period are you looking for?
– shoover
5 hours ago
2
It seems the UK has the concept of escorts? 3.a. "a person, esp a young woman, who may be hired to accompany another for entertainment, etc" or here "someone who is paid to go out to social events with another person, and sometimes to have sex"
– shoover
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I am looking for an indigenous English word for women who entertained guests at social gatherings in Britain. To put it simply, I am looking for an English analogue of geisha.
single-word-requests translation expression-requests
edited 3 hours ago
Mitch
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I am looking for an indigenous English word for women who entertained guests at social gatherings in Britain. To put it simply, I am looking for an English analogue of geisha.
single-word-requests translation expression-requests
single-word-requests translation expression-requests
edited 3 hours ago
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I'm not sure Britain had an analogous geisha culture.
– marcellothearcane
8 hours ago
2
Were there such women in Britain? If there were, they were called singers. And they did not spend years learning how to talk with guests.
– Peter Shor
7 hours ago
4
I would call them hostesses, and the term hostess bar is quite commonly used in some parts of the world... but in the UK I am not sure there is any such profession. Courtesan is not a word you can use with a straight face.
– Minty
7 hours ago
2
Your question uses the past tense. What time period are you looking for?
– shoover
5 hours ago
2
It seems the UK has the concept of escorts? 3.a. "a person, esp a young woman, who may be hired to accompany another for entertainment, etc" or here "someone who is paid to go out to social events with another person, and sometimes to have sex"
– shoover
5 hours ago
|
show 10 more comments
3
I'm not sure Britain had an analogous geisha culture.
– marcellothearcane
8 hours ago
2
Were there such women in Britain? If there were, they were called singers. And they did not spend years learning how to talk with guests.
– Peter Shor
7 hours ago
4
I would call them hostesses, and the term hostess bar is quite commonly used in some parts of the world... but in the UK I am not sure there is any such profession. Courtesan is not a word you can use with a straight face.
– Minty
7 hours ago
2
Your question uses the past tense. What time period are you looking for?
– shoover
5 hours ago
2
It seems the UK has the concept of escorts? 3.a. "a person, esp a young woman, who may be hired to accompany another for entertainment, etc" or here "someone who is paid to go out to social events with another person, and sometimes to have sex"
– shoover
5 hours ago
3
3
I'm not sure Britain had an analogous geisha culture.
– marcellothearcane
8 hours ago
I'm not sure Britain had an analogous geisha culture.
– marcellothearcane
8 hours ago
2
2
Were there such women in Britain? If there were, they were called singers. And they did not spend years learning how to talk with guests.
– Peter Shor
7 hours ago
Were there such women in Britain? If there were, they were called singers. And they did not spend years learning how to talk with guests.
– Peter Shor
7 hours ago
4
4
I would call them hostesses, and the term hostess bar is quite commonly used in some parts of the world... but in the UK I am not sure there is any such profession. Courtesan is not a word you can use with a straight face.
– Minty
7 hours ago
I would call them hostesses, and the term hostess bar is quite commonly used in some parts of the world... but in the UK I am not sure there is any such profession. Courtesan is not a word you can use with a straight face.
– Minty
7 hours ago
2
2
Your question uses the past tense. What time period are you looking for?
– shoover
5 hours ago
Your question uses the past tense. What time period are you looking for?
– shoover
5 hours ago
2
2
It seems the UK has the concept of escorts? 3.a. "a person, esp a young woman, who may be hired to accompany another for entertainment, etc" or here "someone who is paid to go out to social events with another person, and sometimes to have sex"
– shoover
5 hours ago
It seems the UK has the concept of escorts? 3.a. "a person, esp a young woman, who may be hired to accompany another for entertainment, etc" or here "someone who is paid to go out to social events with another person, and sometimes to have sex"
– shoover
5 hours ago
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There is no British equivalent to geisha. 'Polite' social gatherings in the past would have been for gentlemen and ladies; they might have included performances by professional musicians etc, but these people would not have been expected also to entertain in other ways. All-male gatherings might have invited 'ladies of easy virtue', which is why many British people assume that geisha were equivalent to prostitutes.
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There is no British equivalent to geisha. 'Polite' social gatherings in the past would have been for gentlemen and ladies; they might have included performances by professional musicians etc, but these people would not have been expected also to entertain in other ways. All-male gatherings might have invited 'ladies of easy virtue', which is why many British people assume that geisha were equivalent to prostitutes.
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There is no British equivalent to geisha. 'Polite' social gatherings in the past would have been for gentlemen and ladies; they might have included performances by professional musicians etc, but these people would not have been expected also to entertain in other ways. All-male gatherings might have invited 'ladies of easy virtue', which is why many British people assume that geisha were equivalent to prostitutes.
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There is no British equivalent to geisha. 'Polite' social gatherings in the past would have been for gentlemen and ladies; they might have included performances by professional musicians etc, but these people would not have been expected also to entertain in other ways. All-male gatherings might have invited 'ladies of easy virtue', which is why many British people assume that geisha were equivalent to prostitutes.
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There is no British equivalent to geisha. 'Polite' social gatherings in the past would have been for gentlemen and ladies; they might have included performances by professional musicians etc, but these people would not have been expected also to entertain in other ways. All-male gatherings might have invited 'ladies of easy virtue', which is why many British people assume that geisha were equivalent to prostitutes.
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I'm not sure Britain had an analogous geisha culture.
– marcellothearcane
8 hours ago
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Were there such women in Britain? If there were, they were called singers. And they did not spend years learning how to talk with guests.
– Peter Shor
7 hours ago
4
I would call them hostesses, and the term hostess bar is quite commonly used in some parts of the world... but in the UK I am not sure there is any such profession. Courtesan is not a word you can use with a straight face.
– Minty
7 hours ago
2
Your question uses the past tense. What time period are you looking for?
– shoover
5 hours ago
2
It seems the UK has the concept of escorts? 3.a. "a person, esp a young woman, who may be hired to accompany another for entertainment, etc" or here "someone who is paid to go out to social events with another person, and sometimes to have sex"
– shoover
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