harlot

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har·lot

H0066400 (här′lət)n. A woman prostitute.

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[Middle English, vagabond, itinerant jester, rascal, lecher, harlot, from Old French arlot, herlot, vagabond, of unknown origin.]

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har′lot·ry (-lə-trē) n.

harlot

(ˈhɑːlət) na prostitute or promiscuous womanadjarchaic of or like a harlot[C13: from Old French herlot rascal, of obscure origin] ˈharlotry n

har•lot

(ˈhɑr lət)

n. a prostitute; whore. [1175–1225; Middle English: young idler, rogue < Old French herlot, of obscure orig.]

Thesaurus

Noun

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harlot - a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for moneybawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girlcall girl - a female prostitute who can be hired by telephonecamp follower - a prostitute who provides service to military personnelcomfort woman, ianfu - a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman"demimondaine - a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable societyhustler, slattern, street girl, streetwalker, floozie, floozy, hooker - a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streetswhite slave - a woman sold into prostitutionadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

harlot

noun (Literary) prostitute, tart (informal), whore, slag, pro (slang), tramp (slang) (Brit. slang), call girl, working girl (facetious slang), slapper (Brit. slang), hussy, streetwalker, loose woman, fallen woman, scrubber (Brit. & Austral. slang), strumpet At one time, paint was the sign of a harlot or a loose woman.

harlot

nounA woman who engages in sexual intercourse for payment:bawd, call girl, camp follower, courtesan, prostitute, scarlet woman, streetwalker, strumpet, tart, whore.Slang: hooker, moll.Idioms: lady of easy virtue, lady of pleasure, lady of the night.

Translations

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