harlot
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.har·lot
noun \ˈhär-lət\Definition of HARLOT
See Examples of HARLOT
- <the touristy port town little resembled the haven for thieves, cutthroats, and harlots it had once been>
Origin of HARLOT
Middle English, rogue, buffoon, female prostitute, from Anglo-French herlot beggar, vagabond
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to HARLOT
- Synonyms
- bawd, call girl, cocotte, courtesan, drab, prostitute, hooker, hustler, sex worker, streetwalker, strumpet, tart, whore
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