About The Word Strumpet
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Strumpet
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What's The Definition Of Strumpet?
[n] a woman adulterer
Synonyms | Synonyms for Strumpet: adulteress | fornicatress | hussy | jade | loose woman | slut Related Terms | Find terms related to Strumpet: See Also | adulterer | fornicator Strumpet In Webster's Dictionary \Strum"pet\, n. [OE. strumpet, strompet; cf. OF. stupe
debauchery, F. stupe, L. stuprare, stupratum, to debauch,
stuprum debauchery, Gael. & Ir. striopach a prostitute.]
A prostitute; a harlot. --Shak.
\Strum"pet\, a. Of or pertaining to a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet. Out on thy more than strumpet impudence. --B. Jonson. \Strum"pet\, v. t. 1. To debauch. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet; hence, to belie; to slander. With his untrue reports, strumpet your fame. --Massinger. |
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