whore

whore
n
1. hussy, slut, demirep, cocotte, demi-mondaine, loose woman, fallen woman, wanton, tramp, vamp, white slave, Sl. bitch, Sl. broad, Sl. chippy; harlot, woman of ill repute, prostitute, lady of the evening, woman of the profession, Mrs. Warren, Fr. fille de joie; trollop, strumpet, Archaic. wench, trull, drab, quean, painted woman, woman of the streets, streetwalker, bar girl, call girl, Cyprian, All Sl. cat, tart, hustler, bim, moll, hooker, floozie, working girl, Brit. Sl. bird, Mexican Sl. caliente.
2. madam, bawd, procuress, pander.
3. paramour, courtesan, mistress, concubine, kept woman, Sl. doxy.
4. temptress, siren, seductress, Fr. femme fatale; Jezebel, Delilah; flirt, coquette, minx; adventuress, hetaera.
v
5. wench, womanize, wanton, Sl. sleep around, lecher, Sl. letch.

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  • Whore — Whore, v. t. To corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to debauch. [R.] Congreve. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Whore — Whore, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whoring}.] [Cf. Icel. h?ra. See {Whore}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness. [1913 Webster] 2. (Script.) To worship false and impure gods. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • whore — [ho: US ho:r] n informal [: Old English; Origin: hore] 1.) taboo an offensive word for a woman who has many sexual partners. Do not use this word. 2.) a female ↑prostitute …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • whore — ► NOUN derogatory ▪ a prostitute or promiscuous woman. ► VERB 1) work as a prostitute. 2) use the services of prostitutes. DERIVATIVES whorish adjective. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • Whore — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Die Hure Originaltitel: Whore Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1990 Länge: 85 Minuten Originalsprache: englisch Altersfreiga …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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