Adjective: cyprian
Usage: archaic, informal
- Resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus
"The cyprian rituals were known for their sensual nature"
Usage: archaic, informal
- Someone, esp. a woman, who engages in sexual intercourse for money
"The historical novel depicted the life of a cyprian in Victorian London";
- prostitute [informal], prozzie [slang], wench [archaic], trull [archaic]
- A native or inhabitant of Cyprus
- Cypriot, Cypriote
Derived forms: Cyprians, cyprians
See also: unchaste
Type of: adult female, European, woman
Part of: Cyprus
Encyclopedia: Cyprian, Metropolitan of Kyiv