moll

noun

ˈmäl 

ˈmȯl

plural molls

1

dated : a woman who engages in sex acts and especially sexual intercourse in exchange for pay : a woman who is a sex worker

2

a

: doll sense 2b

b

: a gangster's girlfriend

Examples of moll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The client, Dasha (Kayla Carlson), is a former Russian mob moll who turned against her abusive ex-boyfriend Alexei (Brian Gilleece), but didn’t have to appear in court due to the potential danger to her life. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025

Worse, Liu’s one-dimensional moll spends the majority of her supporting screen time agonizing over toxic men, despite the actor’s best efforts to elevate the material. — Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025

Ball of Fire also pairs up a gangster’s moll, Sugarpuss O’Shea (Barbara Stanwyck), and a professor, Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper) who work together trying to take down her mob boss boyfriend, all while falling in love. — Maureen Lee Lenker, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025

But this harlequin moll can’t match Joker’s lunacy as either lawbreaker or musician. — Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

probably from Moll, nickname for Mary

First Known Use

1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing moll

• gun moll

Rhymes for moll

• ahl
• all
• aul
• bawl
• brawl
• call
• caul
• crawl
• dol
• doll
• drawl
• fall