strumpet
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In addition to this, a strumpet was another principal character,--a most unfortunate choice in this moral day.
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- noun A woman prostitute.
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- I wished him to return and confound the strumpet, and those by whom she was dictated to. — The Confessions of J J Rousseau
- The witnesses who appeared against him were proved to be persons of such characters as did not entitle them to much credit; a common strumpet, a woman by whom such wretches were entertained, and a man by whom they were supported. — The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland
- A lone strumpet, her worknight done at last and her blue silks damp with sweat, sat in a corner with her eyes closed, rubbing her feet. — Conan The Unconquered
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In addition to this, a strumpet was another principal character,--a most unfortunate choice in this moral day.
— The Best Letters of Charles Lamb - The strumpet was adored with rites divine.â — The Dramatic Works of John Dryden
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/ (strŭmˈpĭt)/
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