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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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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
Was Gutenberg really in love with a wench named Helvetica, like in the show?
Unlikely.
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Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 17 Jan. 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
Directed by this tired tacky wench.
—Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 25 Oct. 2022
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Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 17 Jan. 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
Directed by this tired tacky wench.
—Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 25 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wench
Noun
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Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garrett hang out with a hussy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2021
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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
Noun
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Choupette is cared for at great expense and in the utmost luxury by Françoise Caçote, the designer’s former housekeeper.—
Allison Anna Tait,
The Conversation,
4 Nov. 2025
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The children's longtime nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, and the housekeepers will likely stay on other smaller properties on the estate, the outlet reported.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Two years after starring with Polly James as single roommates on the first season of the Liverpool-set The Liver Birds, Collins in 1971 was hired for ITV’s Upstairs, Downstairs to portray the maid Sarah, who at one point leaves Eaton Place to become a singer at a music hall, only to return.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Jessica Barden will play the actress Nance O’Neill, who was Lizzie’s friend, and Vicky Krieps will star the Borden family’s maid, Bridget Sullivan.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In other words, the insecure floozy stereotype has very little basis in reality.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
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Sonja is my favorite floozy and watching her mug around the house all wasted is one of my favorite things in the entire universe.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
29 June 2021
Noun
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Gun store employees recalled Farzam on two occasions pulling out of the parking lot – red and white lights flashing, sirens blaring – as if responding to an emergency call, court documents show.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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The fleet of 10 black-and-white Cybertrucks of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department with flashing lights and sirens are wrapped with the police department’s logo.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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During that time, Wuornos was working as a prostitute to support both herself and her girlfriend, Tyria Moore.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Records later released from that case show the prosecutor presented the girls molested by Epstein as prostitutes and liars when speaking to the grand jury.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Wench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wench. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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