plural wenches
1
old-fashioned
: a young woman or girl
"… why not ask the wench's hand from her father, if thou hadst any honesty in thy love for her?"—
Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott2
a
old-fashioned
: a female servant
a tavern wench
b
archaic
: a girl or woman of a socially low class
They replied that they had seen nobody leave but a young girl, very shabbily dressed, and who had more the air of a poor country wench than a gentlewoman.—Charles Perrault
Charles Perrault3
archaic
a
: a lewd or sexually promiscuous woman
b
: a woman who engages in sex acts and especially sexual intercourse in exchange for pay : a woman who is a sex worker
wenched; wenching; wenches
archaic
: to associate with and especially to have sexual relations with lewd or sexually promiscuous women
wencher
noun
plural wenchers
archaic Examples of wench in a Sentence
Noun
a local wench who was well-known at the town's tavern
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
But, rather than locking these women in the wench kennel, Jamaica should have erected statues to them for resolving the colonial liquidity crisis.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Plus, the tavern wenches under her governance are overworked and have a headache.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 June 2024
Was Gutenberg really in love with a wench named Helvetica, like in the show?
Unlikely.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Born a modest gathering of kindred spirits, the festival hath blossomed into a celebration of the days of yore, where knights do clash, bards sing sweet airs, merchants display their wares most fine and wenches doth tease in tawdry jests.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
But, rather than locking these women in the wench kennel, Jamaica should have erected statues to them for resolving the colonial liquidity crisis.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Plus, the tavern wenches under her governance are overworked and have a headache.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 June 2024
Was Gutenberg really in love with a wench named Helvetica, like in the show?
Unlikely.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
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“Wench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wench. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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