strumpet
noun
strum·pet
ˈstrəm-pət
plural strumpets
old-fashioned, usually disparaging
: a female prostitute
EMILIA. Fie, fie upon thee, strumpet! / BIANCA. I am no strumpet, but of life as honest / As you that thus abuse me.—William Shakespeare
… the networks aired at least half a dozen TV movies featuring prostitutes as heroines. Farrah Fawcett, Loni Anderson and Ann Jillian were among those who played strumpets.—Leah Rozen
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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