geisha girl

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• geisha girl — noun a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing • Syn: ↑geisha • Hypernyms: ↑woman, ↑adult female, ↑Japanese, ↑Nipponese …   Useful english dictionary

• Geisha — This article is about the female Japanese entertainer. For the Chinese elm variety, see Ulmus parvifolia Geisha . Geiko redirects here. For the insurance company, see GEICO. Geisha from Kyoto Geisha (芸者 …   Wikipedia

• Geisha — Para otros usos de este término, véase Geisha (desambiguación). Una Geisha. Una geisha (芸者, geisha …   Wikipedia Español

• geisha — Synonyms and related words: artist, artiste, ballerina, ballet dancer, ballet girl, ballroom dancer, belly dancer, burlesque queen, choral dancer, chorine, chorus boy, chorus girl, clog dancer, conjurer, coryphee, dancer, dancing girl, danseur… …   Moby Thesaurus

• geisha — noun A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy. Syn: geisha girl, geiko, maiko …   Wiktionary

• geisha — gei|sha [ˈgeıʃə] n also geisha girl [Date: 1800 1900; : Japanese; Origin: gei art + sha person ] a Japanese woman who is trained in the art of dancing, singing, and providing entertainment, especially for men …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• geisha — also geisha girl noun (C) a Japanese woman who is trained in the art of dancing, singing, and providing entertainment, especially for men …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• geisha — gei sha (g[=a] sh[.a]), n.; pl. {geisha} (g[=a] sh[.a]), {Geishas} (g[=a] sh[.a]z). [Jap., art person.] A Japanese singing and dancing girl, trained to provide entertainment and company for a man or group of men. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• geisha — gei sha (g[=a] sh[.a]), n.; pl. {geisha} (g[=a] sh[.a]), {Geishas} (g[=a] sh[.a]z). [Jap., art person.] A Japanese singing and dancing girl, trained to provide entertainment and company for a man or group of men. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• geisha — 1887, Japanese girl whose profession is to sing and dance to entertain men; hence, loosely, prostitute, from Japanese, lit. person accomplished in the social arts, from gei art, performance + sha person. Cf. ALMAH (Cf. almah), and Athenian… …   Etymology dictionary

• geisha — /gay sheuh, gee /, n., pl. geisha, geishas. a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men. [1890 95; < Japn, equiv. to gei arts ( < Chin) + sha person ( < Chin)] * * * Member of a professional class of women in… …   Universalium