hetera — meaning in English
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English meaning
- shrew noun A small, mouse-like, mostly nocturnal mammal with a pointed snout.
Senses
hetera is used for these senses in English:
- battle axe (informal, sometimes, humorous) A domineering, antagonistic woman.
- hetaera (historical, Ancient Greece) A highly cultivated hired female companion who would entertain upper-class male clients and might perform sex acts for them.
- shrew (pejorative) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
shrew — full definition
- noun A small, mouse-like, mostly nocturnal mammal with a pointed snout.
- noun An ill-tempered, nagging woman (old-fashioned, now considered sexist).