moll

noun

ˈmäl 

ˈmȯl

plural molls

1

a

: a gangster's girlfriend

b

: doll sense 2b

2

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

Examples of moll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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, 19 Mar. 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

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

Also starring in the production are Rhett Guter as conman Rooster and Isabella De Souza Moore as his moll Lily St. Regis. —Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024

Gomez makes Jessi so much more than the telenovela version of a gangster's moll, while also leaning into the soapiness of such a character with gusto. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

probably from Moll, nickname for Mary

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing moll

• gun moll

Rhymes for moll

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