harlot
To play the harlot; to practice lewdnessTo play the harlot; to practice lewdness.
» Then two harlots came to the king and stood before him.
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1 sensesTo play the harlot; to practice lewdness.
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.
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
harlots, harloting, harloted, harlotedSynonyms
12 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle