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harlot

harlot · harlots

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A female prostituteA female prostitute.

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UK/ˈhɑːlət/US/ˈhɑɹlət/

» Then two harlots came to the king and stood before him.

Meaning

3 senses

(dated, derogatory, offensive)A female prostitute.
Dirne, Hure, Nutte
шлю́хаšljúxa
(derogatory, offensive)A female who is considered promiscuous.
Schlampe
(obsolete)A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.

More definitions

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

Examples

7 sentences

Then two harlots came to the king and stood before him.
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She is a harlot.
ruОна потаскуха.
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Reason has long been declared the "harlot of the devil", and dialectical materialism a diabolical delusion.
ruРазум давно объявлен "блудницей дьявола", а диалектический материализм - дьявольским наваждением.
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Every Harlot was a Virgin once.
ruВсякая проститутка когда-то была девственницей.
deJede Hure war mal eine Jungfrau.
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Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

a female prostitute:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

a female prostitute:

female considered promiscuous:

Origin

From Middle English harlot, from Old French harlot, herlot, arlot (“vagabond; tramp”), of

From Middle English harlot, from Old French harlot, herlot, arlot (“vagabond; tramp”), of obscure origin. Likely to be ultimately of Germanic origin, either from a derivation of *harjaz (“army; camp; warrior; military leader”) or from a diminutive of *karilaz (“man; fellow”). Compare English carlot.

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