whorehouse

noun

whore·​house ˈhȯr-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce whorehouse (audio)
ˈhu̇r-
: a building in which prostitutes are available : brothel

Examples of whorehouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Perry and Paul pay a visit to the whorehouse. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2020 The book was all about a pimp and trying to start a whorehouse. Andrew Goldman, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2022 Sogolon finds working in a whorehouse something of an improvement. Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2022 The forced execution of Flora by Joanie behind closed whorehouse doors evokes Trixie’s murder of an abusive john in the pilot (his corpse becoming pig chow). Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021 In this novel, even the whorehouse bouncer reads Frantz Fanon and Aimé Césaire. Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021 Wracked by survivor’s guilt and haunted by visions of war, Nick sits in a whorehouse bar — without drinking or going upstairs. Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2020 Swearengen, who runs a saloon/whorehouse, refers to his customers as Hoopleheads. David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 8 Mar. 2019 Police found a couple of ledger books during a raid of one whorehouse. oregonlive, 4 Nov. 2019 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of whorehouse was in the 14th century

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“Whorehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whorehouse. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.

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