harlot (noun)

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• harlot — ► NOUN archaic ▪ a prostitute or promiscuous woman. DERIVATIVES harlotry noun. ORIGIN Old French, young man, knave …   English terms dictionary

• harlot — noun, archaic stay off that street, unless you want to be mistaken for a harlot Syn: prostitute, whore, fille de joie, call girl; promiscuous woman; informal hooker, hustler, tramp; dated streetwalker, hussy, lady of the evening, tart, pro,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• harlot — noun Etymology: Middle English, rogue, buffoon, female prostitute, from Anglo French herlot beggar, vagabond Date: 15th century prostitute …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• harlot — noun a female prostitute …   Wiktionary

• harlot — noun (C) old use a prostitute …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• harlot — UK [ˈhɑː(r)lət] / US [ˈhɑrlət] noun [countable] Word forms harlot : singular harlot plural harlots an old word meaning prostitute (= woman who has sex for money) …   English dictionary

• harlot — [ hα:lət] noun archaic a prostitute or promiscuous woman. Derivatives harlotry noun Origin ME (denoting a vagabond or beggar, later a lecherous man or woman): from OFr. harlot, herlot young man, knave …   English new terms dictionary

• harlot — /ˈhalət / (say hahluht) noun 1. a promiscuous woman; a female prostitute. –adjective 2. relating to or like a harlot; low. {Middle English, from Old French: rogue, knave; origin uncertain} …  

• harlot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. strumpet, cocotte, prostitute; paramour, courtesan. See impurity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. whore, strumpet, call girl; see prostitute . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. whore, prostitute, strumpet,… …   English dictionary for students

• harlot — har|lot [ harlət ] noun count an old word meaning prostitute (=woman who has sex for money) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• harlot — [ˈhɑːlət] noun [C] an old word meaning PROSTITUTE …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English