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Whore Meaning & Definition
Whore Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Whore?

[n] a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
[v] have unlawful sex with a whore
[v] corrupt by lewd intercourse

Synonyms | Synonyms for Whore: bawd | cocotte | cyprian | fancy woman | harlot | lady of pleasure | prostitute | sporting lady | tart | trollop | woman of the street | working girl

Related Terms | Find terms related to Whore:

See Also | adult female | call girl | camp follower | corrupt | debase | debauch | demimondaine | demoralise | demoralize | deprave | floozie | floozy | fornicate | hooker | hustler | misdirect | pervert | profane | slattern | street girl | streetwalker | subvert | vitiate | white slave | woman

Whore In Webster's Dictionary

\Whore\, n. [OE. hore, AS. h?re; akin to D. hoer, hoere, G. hure, OHG. huora, huorra, Icel. h?ra, Dan. hore, Sw. hora, Goth. h?rs an adulterer, AS. h?r adultery, OHG. huor, and probably to L. carus dear. Cf. {Charity}.] A woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce with men, especially one who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a harlot. --Wyclif. Syn: Harlot; courtesan; prostitute; strumpet.
\Whore\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whoring}.] [Cf. Icel. h?ra. See {Whore}, n.] 1. To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness. 2. (Script.) To worship false and impure gods.
\Whore\, v. t. To corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to debauch. [R.] --Congreve.

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