wench

noun

ˈwench How to pronounce wench (audio)
Definition of wenchnext
1
as in hussy
archaic a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman a local wench who was well-known at the town's tavern

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2
as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant a kitchen wench who went on to become an award-winning chef

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Recent Examples of wench 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 Maryland’s annual renaissance fair kicks off nine weekends of medieval celebrations, welcoming rogues, monks, maidens and wenches to step back to a time when owning a sword was cool. — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023 There are many solid gags among this motley crew — the pirate forever chasing his false eye, the parrot trained to speak for its mute master, the series of fetching wenches who deliver slaps to Sparrow for past wrongs. — Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for wench
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wench
  1. hussy
  2. housekeeper
  3. minx
  4. maid
  5. floozy
  6. siren
  7. prostitute
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
  • Jenner was first sued by former members of her staff in April, when another former housekeeper, Angelica Hernandez Vasquez, alleged she was discriminated against.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Her father was a saxophonist during the big-band era and her mother was a housekeeper.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of housekeeper
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
  • Winnicott saw his own childhood as one held together by an entire assemblage of women, among them his biological mother, two sisters, a governess, a nanny, and a house full of maids.
    — Jamie Hood, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
  • As Sissy and Flo, a pair of maids who work for Jesse and who see everything, this cheeky, charismatic duo winds up being Wanted’s secret pair of stars.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of maid
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  • 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
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  • The team loaded Gwen onto the ambulance and flipped on the sirens and lights.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The siren was loud, and the LED ring did a good job of letting visitors know that they were being observed.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of siren
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  • One of the men was a twenty-one-year-old Nazi stormtrooper called Horst Wessel, the son of a Protestant military chaplain, who had abandoned his home and his law studies at university to live with a young prostitute, Erna Jaenichen.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The last crime, a blackmail scheme that involved hiring a prostitute to seduce his sister’s husband, suggests a dubious approach to conflict management.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Wench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wench. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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