whore

¹whore

noun \ˈhȯr, ˈhu̇r\

Definition of WHORE

1

: a woman who engages in sexual acts for money : prostitute; also : a promiscuous or immoral woman

2

: a male who engages in sexual acts for money

3

: a venal or unscrupulous person

Examples of WHORE

1. <a historic district of the seaport that was once notorious for the whores who gathered there>
2. <a society in which men commonly regard women as either Madonnas or whores>

Origin of WHORE

Middle English hore, from Old English hōre; akin to Old Norse hōra whore, hōrr adulterer, Latin carus dear — more at charity

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to WHORE

Synonyms: bawd, call girl, cocotte, courtesan, drab, harlot, hooker, hustler, sex worker, streetwalker, strumpet, tart, prostitute

Related Words: madam, madame; white slave; bimbo [slang], chippie (also chippy), doxy (also doxie), floozy (or floozie), tramp; bitch, hussy, jade, minx; coquette, flirt, libertine, siren, tempter, temptress, vamp, wench

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Rhymes with WHORE

boar, Boer, bore, chore, cor, core, corps, crore, door, floor, for, fore, four, frore, gore, Gore, hoar, lore, mor, more, nor, o'er, oar, or, ore, poor, pore, pour, roar, score, shore, snore, soar, sore, splore, spoor, spore, store, Thor, tor, torr, war, yore, your