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harlot
(dated) A female prostitute.
💬 Quotations
However, terrible as it may seem to the tall maiden sisters of J.P.'s in Queen Anne houses with walled vegetable gardens, this courtesan, strumpet, harlot, whore, punk, fille de joie, street-walker, this trollop, this trull, this baggage, this hussy, this drab, skit, rig, quean, mopsy, demirep, demimondaine, this wanton, this fornicatress, this doxy, this concubine, this frail sister, this poor Queenie--did actually solicit me, did actually say 'coming home to-night, dearie' and my soul was not blasted enough to call a policeman.
(derogatory, offensive) A female who is considered promiscuous.
(obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.
To play the harlot; to practice lewdness.
📑 Synonyms:
harlotize
(now uncommon) Wanton; lewd; low; base.