quean

noun

ˈkwēn How to pronounce quean (audio)
Definition of queannext
disparaging
as in hussy
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman in pirate tales there's always the raucous tavern and its cadre of buxom queans

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quean
  1. hussy
  2. minx
  3. siren
  4. floozy
  5. prostitute
  6. wench
  7. hoochie
Noun
  • Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garrett hang out with a hussy.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Either way, the woman comes out the other end a victim and a champion, but as a tramp and a hussy too.
    — Benjy Hansen-Bundy, Glamour, 30 May 2018
Definition of hussy
Noun
  • The Survivor minx is a tired and true stereotype as attractive female contestants are often portrayed on the show as using their feminine wiles to get ahead in the game.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2021
Definition of minx
Noun
  • In Kyiv, the recurring wail of air-raid sirens has become part of daily life.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • He’s recruited by a manipulative former acquaintance (Matthew Goode) and a siren with the improbable name of Luvlee Lemons (Isla Fisher) to steal a fortune from a local bank.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of siren
Noun
  • Ida, meanwhile, is a crime society floozy in 1930s Great Depression Chicago, an escort to a coterie of goombahs who take to mentally torturing her over dinner and drinks in a speakeasy.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of floozy
Noun
  • And a special shoutout to Jed York, the 49ers owner who was recently in the news after his arrest for allegedly trying to pay $160 to an undercover officer who was posing as a prostitute.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In that film, three strangers — a meat merchant, a prostitute and a piano tuner — meet up in an all-night bar in Moscow.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of prostitute
Noun
  • But this episode does offer an unforgettable flashback of Ser Arlan (Danny Webb) rising from the bed of a comely wench and walking outside to urinate, his massive member swinging freely.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Definition of wench
Noun
  • This Hanes tank is a summer must for all the hoochie hotties.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 July 2026
  • When the county fair would come to town, there was always a side show with the hoochie coochie girls.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of hoochie
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“Quean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quean. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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