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whore
I. \ˈhō(ə)r, ˈhȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə), chiefly euphemistic ˈhu̇(ə)r or -u̇ə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English hore, hoore, from Old English hōre; akin to Old High German huora whore, Old Norse hōra whore, hōrr adulterer, Gothic hors adulterer, Latin carus dear — more at charity
1. : a woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce; especially : one who prostitutes her body for hire : harlot, prostitute
2. : one regarded as actuated by corrupt, unworthy, or idolatrous motives
< our own 20th-century species of literary whore — H.J.Kaplan >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to have unlawful sexual intercourse with a whore
b. : to play the whore : act as a prostitute
2. : to pursue a faithless, unworthy, or idolatrous desire
< go a whoring after their gods — Exod 34:15 (Authorized Version) >
< the great depression has not sent them whoring after planned economy — E.A.Mowrer >
transitive verb
obsolete : to corrupt by lewd intercourse : debauch
< he that hath kill'd my king, and whored my mother — Shakespeare > |