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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

  1. noun A small, mouse-like, mostly nocturnal mammal with a pointed snout.
  2. noun An ill-tempered, nagging woman (old-fashioned, now considered sexist).

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