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strumpet


strum·pet

noun \ˈstrəm-pət\

Definition of STRUMPET

: prostitute 1a

Examples of STRUMPET

  1. <the portrait painter's muse for the goddess of love was apparently a common strumpet>

Origin of STRUMPET

Middle English
First Known Use: 14th century

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