cyprian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
    fancy woman; woman of the street; working girl; bawd; sporting lady; cocotte; lady of pleasure; prostitute; harlot; whore; tart.
  2. noun a native or inhabitant of Cyprus
    Cypriote; Cypriot.
  3. adjective of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture
    Cypriote; Cypriot.
    • Cypriot expatriates
    • Cypriote monasteries
  4. adjective satellite resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus

WordNet

Cyp"ri*an adjective
Etymology
L. Cyprius, fr. Cyprus, Gr. , an island in the Mediterranean, renowned for the worship of Venus.
Definitions
  1. Belonging to Cyprus.
  2. Of, pertaining, or conducing to, lewdness.
Cyp"ri*an noun
Definitions
  1. A native or inhabitant of Cyprus, especially of ancient Cyprus; a Cypriot.
  2. A lewd woman; a harlot.

Webster 1913