1
as in prostitutes
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 maids
a female domestic servant
a kitchen wench who went on to become an award-winning chef
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Noun
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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 -
Stretching from the open spaces east of Aurora to the foothills of Golden, Colfax has hosted presidents and addicts, celebrities and prostitutes — occasionally in the same venues — at its hotels, bars, restaurants, clubs, theaters, retail shops and residences, Barber said.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Elsewhere in the castle, Malcolm’s sister, Maura Grant, comes across Dougal shtupping one of her maids up against a wall.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
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As such, the race is on to get these budding butlers, maids, and models into the workforce.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The couple's staff like the children's nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, who has been with the family since George was a baby, and the housekeepers are expected to live on other smaller properties on the estate.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Many of our neighbors have housekeepers, gardeners, carpenters, etc.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Video of the incident shows the officer followed Belt-Stubblefield's vehicle with his lights and sirens on for just under a minute over about 7/10ths of a mile before Belt-Stubblefield crashed.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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Serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Santos Jimenez used to get scared when sirens would go off.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Help, of course, isn’t coming—not over the Indian Ocean, not in the nursing home, not on the tramps’ moonlit road.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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Once per act, a second duo crashes in on Didi and Gogo, providing the tramps’ power balance with a lurid, distended foil.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Wenches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wenches. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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