Courtesan is a female courtier.

Courtesan may also refer to:

• A prostitute, catering to clients of wealth and status

• Courtesan (film), a 1948 Mexican drama film
• The Courtesans, a UK doom rock band.

• Euripus (genus), a genus of brush-footed butterflies commonly known as the courtesans
• Euripus nyctelius, a species in the genus Euripus commonly known as the courtesan