Synonyms of wench

wench

noun

ˈwench 

1

as in hussy

archaic a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman

a local wench who was well-known at the town's tavern

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hussy
• minx
• trollop
• floozy
• siren
• prostitute
• Jezebel
• quean
• tramp
• hoochie
• woman of easy virtue
• temptress
• chippie
• doxy
• fancy woman
• vamp
• grisette
• trull

2

as in housekeeper

a female domestic servant

a kitchen wench who went on to become an award-winning chef

Synonyms & Similar Words

• housekeeper
• maid
• maidservant
• housemaid
• handmaiden
• charwoman
• biddy
• skivvy
• house girl
• char
• chambermaid
• lady-in-waiting
• nursemaid
• attendant
• abigail
• au pair
• domestic
• menial
• amah
• maid-in-waiting
• ayah

Example Sentences

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