harlot
A female prostituteA female prostitute.
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» Then two harlots came to the king and stood before him.
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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.
- a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
Examples
7 sentencesThen two harlots came to the king and stood before him.
She is a harlot.
ruОна потаскуха. — Wezel
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. — soweli_Elepanto
Every Harlot was a Virgin once.
ruВсякая проститутка когда-то была девственницей. — Wadimiy
deJede Hure war mal eine Jungfrau. — MUIRIEL
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English harlot, from Old French harlot, herlot, arlot (“vagabond; tramp”), ofFrom 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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Forms
plural: harlotsSynonyms
43 synonyms- a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money:prostitutecocottebawdtartcyprianfancy womanworking girlsporting lady
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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