A prostitute. Also figurative.
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释义 | society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > a prostitute (198) meretrixOE A prostitute. Also figurative. whoreOE A woman who engages in sexual activity in return for payment, esp. as a means of livelihood; a female prostitute. soiled dovea1250 Defiled; stained, dirtied. Also figurative. soiled dove n. Australian and North American slang. a prostitute. common womanc1330 depreciative. Of a woman: sexually available or promiscuous. Esp. in †common woman (obsolete). In later use passing into sense A. 5 or A. 11, esp. in… putec1384 A prostitute. bordel womanc1405 a woman who engages in sexual activity in return for payment; a female prostitute. putaina1425 A whore, a prostitute; a strumpet, a slut. brothelc1450 A female prostitute. Obsolete. harlot?a1475 Chiefly derogatory. A female prostitute; (also) a mistress, a concubine. More generally: a wanton, lascivious, or sexually promiscuous woman. Also as… public womanc1510 a prostitute; = common woman at common, adj. 3b. naughty pack?1529 A promiscuous or licentious woman; a prostitute. Cf. noughty pack n. at noughty, adj. compounds 2 and pack, n.1 9. draba1533 A harlot, prostitute, strumpet. cat1535 figurative. slang. A prostitute. Obsolete. strange woman1535 a harlot. (With the, as denoting the class.) stew1552 A brothel. (Developed from sense 3, on account of the frequent use of the public hot-air bath-houses… (singular and plural.) A bawd or prostitute. Obs… causey-paikera1555 A person who walks; spec. a streetwalker, a prostitute. Chiefly as the second element in compounds, esp. in causey-paiker. putanie?1566 = putain, n. drivelling1570 Apparently: a woman who is sexually promiscuous or works as a prostitute (perhaps one given to drooling). Cf. quot. 1552 at drivelling, adj. 1a. Obs… twigger1573 A vigorous prolific breeder: originally said of a ewe; hence slang, an unchaste or lascivious person; esp. a strumpet, a harlot. punka1575 A prostitute. Now rare (historical in recent use). hackney1579 derogatory. A prostitute. Cf. hack, n.2 5. Obsolete. customer1583 A promiscuous woman, a mistress; (perhaps) a courtesan, a prostitute. Obsolete. commodity1591 A prostitute. Obsolete. streetwalker1591 A prostitute who seeks clients in the street. traffic1591 A prostitute. Cf. trader, n. 2, and also baggage, n. 6. Obsolete. rare. trug1591 A female prostitute. Perhaps occasionally also: a male prostitute. hackster1592 A prostitute. Obsolete. polecat1593 derogatory. A sexually promiscuous woman or (occasionally) man, a prostitute. In later use also as a more general term of abuse. stale1593 More fully common stale: a prostitute of the lowest class, employed as a decoy by thieves. Often (? associated with stale, adj.1) used gen. as a term… mermaid1595 A woman possessing the attributes of a mermaid; a woman who sings sweetly, or who charms, allures, or deceives; a siren. Also (in 16th and 17th… medlar1597 slang. The female genitals. Also: a prostitute; a disreputable woman. Cf. also quot. 1627 medlar tree n. at compounds 2. Obsolete. occupant1598 A prostitute. Cf. occupy, v. 8. Obsolete. Paphian1598 Chiefly literary. A prostitute. Winchester goose1598 Winchester goose: a certain venereal disorder (sometimes simply a goose); also, a prostitute (see quot. 1751). Obsolete. pagan1600 In extended use. euphemistic. A prostitute. Obsolete. hell-moth1602 a prostitute. aunt1604 slang. A female procurer or pimp, esp. the madam of a brothel or bawdy house; (also) a female prostitute. Also as a title preceding a first name. Cf… moll1604 A girl, a woman; esp. a prostitute. Now rare. prostitution1605 In extended use: a prostitute, harlot. Obsolete. rare. community1606 slang. A prostitute. Also: an act of prostitution. Obsolete. miss1606 A kept woman, a mistress; a concubine. Also (occasionally): a prostitute, a whore. Also in extended use. Cf. town miss n. at town, n. compounds 1b… night-worm1606 (a) a treacherous comrade; (b) a prostitute; (c) a glow-worm; (d) rare an earthworm that comes out at night. bat1607 colloquial and depreciative. A prostitute, esp. one who walks the streets at night; a promiscuous woman. Now U.S. regional. croshabell1607 (See quots.) prostitute1607 A woman who engages in sexual activity in return for payment, esp. as a means of livelihood; (formerly also) any promiscuous woman, a harlot. pug1607 A courtesan, mistress, harlot, prostitute. Obsolete. venturer1607 A strumpet or prostitute. Cf. venture, n. 8. Obsolete. rare. nag1608 slang. A prostitute. Frequently in figurative context. Obsolete. curtal1611 Applied to persons. A drab. jumbler1611 One who jumbles; in quot. 1618, A strumpet. land-frigate1611 a harlot, strumpet. walk-street1611 a person who walks the streets. doll-common1612 (the Cheater's punk in Ben Jonson's Alchemist) a common woman, a prostitute. turn-up1612 See quot. 1612, and cf. to turn up at turn, v. phrasal verbs. Obsolete. rare. barber's chaira1616 the chair common to all his customers, figurative a drab, strumpet (obsolete). commonera1616 A female prostitute. Obsolete. rare. public commonera1616 = public woman n. trader1615 slang. A prostitute; (later also in somewhat weakened use) a woman who is regarded as immoral or promiscuous. Cf. night trader n. at night, n. int.com… venturea1616 A prostitute; = venturer, n. 3. Obsolete. rare. stewpot1616 allusively. (See stew, n.2) A prostitute. tweak1617 A harlot; ‘also, a whoremonger’ (Halliwell). carry-knave1623 A coach. prostibule1623 A prostitute. Also: a brothel. fling-dusta1625 a contemptuous name for a harlot. mar-taila1625 a prostitute. night-shadea1625 slang. A prostitute. Obsolete. rare. waistcoateera1625 A low-class prostitute. Obsolete exc. Historical. night trader1630 a person who trades by night; spec. †a prostitute (obsolete). coolera1632 slang. A woman, esp. one regarded as sexually available; a prostitute. Obsolete. meretrician1631 A harlot. Now archaic. painted ladya1637 A woman wearing cosmetics; a prostitute; = painted woman n. at painted, adj. compounds 2a. treadle1638 See quots. (Cf. tread, v. 8, tread, n. 6.) Obsolete. buttock1641 Criminals' slang. A female prostitute. Obsolete except in buttock and file at phrases. night-walker1648 A prostitute, esp. one who solicits on the streets at night; a streetwalker. Now chiefly Law. mob?1650 slang. A promiscuous woman; a prostitute. Also: a dirty or untidy woman. Obsolete. lady (also girl, etc.) of the game1651 slang. With the. Prostitution. Earliest in lady (also girl,etc.) of the game. In later use chiefly in on the game: see phrases 6b. lady of pleasure1652 a courtesan, a prostitute. trugmullion1654 = trug, n.2 Also attributive. fallen woman1659 a woman who has lost her chastity, honour, or standing, or who has become morally degenerate; (sometimes) a prostitute. girlc1662 A prostitute. high-flyer1663 slang. An immodest or promiscuous woman; a high-class, fashionable prostitute or courtesan. Now historical and rare. fireship1665 slang. A person, esp. a woman, infected with a venereal disease. Also: a prostitute. Cf. firedrake, n. 3d. Obsolete. quaedama1670 A loose woman, esp. a prostitute. small girl1671 A mistress, a paramour; a prostitute. Obsolete. visor-mask1672 (a) a form of disguising mask; a domino; (b) a prostitute. Cf. vizard-mask, n. vizard-mask1672 A woman who wears such a mask; a prostitute. (Cf. vizard, n. adj.5.) bulker1673 A low-lived person; a petty thief; a street-walker, prostitute. Also = bulk, n.3 marmalade-madam1674 a prostitute. town miss1675 a young woman who lives in a town; spec. a kept mistress, a prostitute. town woman1675 a woman who lives in a town; (euphemistic) a prostitute; cf. town lady n., town miss n., woman of the town at phrases 6b. lady of the night1677 euphemistic. A prostitute. Cf. lady of the evening n. at lady, n. phrases 3c. mawks1677 A slattern, a slovenly woman. Formerly also: †a prostitute (obsolete). fling-stink1679 = fling-dust n. Whetstone whore1684 man-leech1687 a prostitute. nocturnal1693 A person out at night, esp. with criminal intentions. (In quot. 1693: a night-hag.) hack1699 slang. A prostitute; (also) a procuress, a pimp. Now rare. strum1699 A strumpet, prostitute. fille de joie1705 A prostitute. market-dame1706 a woman who works at a market (in early use with connotations of promiscuity). screw1725 coarse slang. A woman with whom a person has sexual intercourse; a sexual partner; esp. (in earlier use) a prostitute. girl of (the) town1733 colloquial (now historical) girl of (the) town: a prostitute (see phrases 2a(a)); cf. town, n. phrases 6b. Cytherean1751 A votaress of Venus; a prostitute attached to a heathen temple in India; also generally. street girl1764 a girl who lives or works on the streets, spec. a prostitute. monnisher1765 A girl, a woman; esp. a prostitute. Later also: the girlfriend of a thief or criminal. Cf. moll, n.2 1 2. lady of easy virtue1766 a sexually promiscuous woman, a prostitute. woman (also lady) of the town1766 euphemistic. woman (also lady) of the town: a prostitute. Cf. girl of (the) town at girl, n. phrases 2b, town woman n. at compounds 1b. Now archaic. kennel-nymph1771 a girl of the streets. chicken1782 slang (chiefly U.S.). A prostitute (now rare); a promiscuous woman. In later use also: a woman regarded as a sexual object (cf. chick, n.1 3). stargazer1785 slang. A prostitute, esp. one who works outdoors. Now historical. loose fish1809 (a) colloquial a person of irregular habits; †(b) a common prostitute; (c) (see quot. 1864); (d) Whaling (see quot. 1883). receiver general1811 slang. A prostitute. Obsolete. Cyprian1819 An inhabitant or native of Cyprus, a Cypriot; hence transferred. A licentious or profligate person; in later use spec. a prostitute. mollya1822 A girl, a woman, esp. a lower-class one; (occasionally) a prostitute. Cf. moll, n.2 Now chiefly Irish English. dolly-mop1834 a drab. hooker1845 A prostitute. slang (chiefly U.S.). charver1846 A promiscuous woman; a prostitute. Hence: women considered sexually; (also) an act of sexual intercourse with a woman. tail1846 slang. †(a) A prostitute (obsolete); (b) women regarded collectively (by men) as a means of sexual gratification; sexual intercourse; a sexual… horse-breaker1861 A courtesan; a demi-mondaine; a prostitute. Frequently pretty horsebreaker. Obsolete. professional1862 Chiefly colloquial. A prostitute. Cf. profession, n. 7e. flagger1865 slang. A street-walker. cocodette1867 A French prostitute of the fashionable world. cocotte1867 A prostitute; one of a class of the demi-monde of Paris. queen's woman1871 a female prostitute who received medical attention under the terms of the Contagious Diseases Acts of the 1860s. common prostitute1875 depreciative. Of a woman: sexually available or promiscuous. Esp. in †common woman (obsolete). In later use passing into sense A. 5 or A. 11, esp. in… joro1884 In Japan: a prostitute. geisha1887 A Japanese girl whose profession is to entertain men by dancing and singing; loosely, a Japanese prostitute. horizontal1888 [French (grande) horizontale.] A prostitute. Also grand horizontal; also in French form. slang. flossy1893 Now chiefly Australian. A sexually promiscuous woman, spec. a prostitute. Also a disparaging term for: a (young) woman. Cf. floozy, n. moth1896 slang. A prostitute. Now rare. girl of the pavement1900 colloquial. girl of the pavement: a prostitute (cf. = nymph of the pavé at nymph, n.1 2a). pross1902 A prostitute. Cf. prossie, n. prossie1902 A prostitute. Cf. pross, n. pusher1902 slang (chiefly Services' slang). A girl or young woman; (also) spec. a female prostitute. Cf. earlier square-pusher n. (a) at square, n. compounds. split-arse mechanic1903 (see quot. 1903). broad1914 A woman; spec. a prostitute. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). shawl1922 A common prostitute. Cf. shawlie, n. slang. bum1923 derogatory. U.S. slang. A sexually promiscuous woman; (sometimes) spec. a prostitute. Cf. tramp, n.1 4b. quiff1923 A young woman; spec. a prostitute. Also in extended use: a woman or women regarded as a means of sexual gratification; the vulva, the vagina. hustler1924 A prostitute. slang. lady of the evening1924 a prostitute (cf. lady of the night, n. 2). prostie1926 A prostitute. Cf. prossie, n. working girl1928 colloquial (originally U.S.). euphemistic. A prostitute. prostisciutto1930 A female prostitute regarded metaphorically as an item on a menu. maggie1932 U.S. slang. A prostitute. brass1934 Used elliptically for various things made of brass: esp. slang. = brass nail n. at compounds 3. brass nail1934 a prostitute. mud kicker1934 A woman who entices a man with the promise of sexual intercourse but who robs him instead. Also: a prostitute who seeks business on the streets, a… scupper1935 figurative. coarse slang. A depreciatory term for a woman, esp. a prostitute. model1936 euphemistic. A prostitute. poule de luxe1937 slang. A girl or young woman, esp. a promiscuous one. pro1937 A prostitute; = professional, n. 1b. chromo1941 A prostitute. Tom1941 With reference to a woman. British slang. A prostitute. pan-pan1949 In Japan: a Japanese woman consorting with foreign men, esp. with Allied soldiers during the Allied occupation (1945–52); spec. a prostitute working… twopenny upright1958 a prostitute. scrubber1959 slang. A prostitute, a tart (see also quot. 1965); an untidy, slatternly girl or woman. slack1959 A street-walker or prostitute. slang. yum-yum girl1960 An action providing a pleasurable or delicious sensation; love-making; (Naval slang) love-letters. yum-yum girl (euphemistic): a prostitute. Suzie Wong1962 A woman (esp. a prostitute) in Hong Kong who consorts with visiting servicemen, etc.; also used generically in singular, and attributive. mattress1964 slang (chiefly U.S.). A prostitute; a woman who has had numerous sexual partners. jamette1965 derogatory. A woman regarded as shameless or sexually promiscuous. Also sometimes: a prostitute. ho1966 A prostitute. sex worker1971 a person who is paid or employed to provide sexual services, esp. one working in the pornography business or as a prostitute. pavement princess1976 a prostitute who seeks business on the streets. parlour girl1979 (originally) a parlourmaid; (later) a prostitute. crack whore1990 a prostitute addicted to crack cocaine. Subcategories:— personality of (1) — collectively or as a class (3) — group working for same organization (2) — fellow-prostitute (1) — young or inexperienced (5) — who makes appointments by telephone (3) — courtesan (14) — nightclub or dance-hall hostess (2) |
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