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trollop

noun
trol·lop | \ ˈträ-ləp \

Definition of trollop 

: a vulgar or disreputable woman especially : one who engages in sex promiscuously or for money

Examples of trollop in a Sentence

in some countries a woman traveling alone was traditionally regarded as a trollop

First Known Use of trollop

1621, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for trollop

perhaps irregular from trull

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