Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A prostitute.
- noun Often Offensive A person considered sexually promiscuous.
- noun A person considered as having compromised principles for personal gain.
- intransitive verb To associate or have sexual relations with prostitutes or a prostitute.
- intransitive verb To accept payment in exchange for sexual relations.
- intransitive verb To compromise one's principles for personal gain.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a harlot; a courtezan; a strumpet; hence, in abuse, any unchaste woman; an adulteress or fornicatress.
- To prostitute one's body for hire; in general, to practise lewdness.
- To corrupt by lewd intercourse.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce with men, especially one who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.
- transitive verb rare To corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to debauch.
- intransitive verb To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness.
- intransitive verb (Script.) To worship false and impure gods.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
prostitute . - noun pejorative A person who is considered to be sexually
promiscuous (see also:slut ). - noun A person who is
unscrupulous , especially one who compromises their principles for gain. - noun A person who will violate behavioral standards to achieve something desired.
- noun A contemptible person.
- verb intransitive To
prostitute oneself. - verb intransitive To engage the services of a prostitute.
- verb transitive To
pimp ; topander . - verb intransitive To pursue false gods.
- verb intransitive To pursue false goals.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb compromise oneself for money or other gains
- verb work as a prostitute
- verb have unlawful sex with a whore
- noun a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The term whore porne in this context is a term of slander for one guilty of sexual immorality or unfaithfulness.
The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006
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The term whore porne in this context is a term of slander for one guilty of sexual immorality or unfaithfulness.
The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006
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Gucci heels, silk Chanel plaid mules with interlocking "CC"s in rhinestones, and good god, the Hermès scarf collection--it was a label whore's paradise.
La Coquette: 2005
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Cause he never fucked that mannequin whore from the video store.
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But there was a reason the word whore in Lambaneish had its double meaning of whore-celebrant.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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But there was a reason the word whore in Lambaneish had its double meaning of whore-celebrant.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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But there was a reason the word whore in Lambaneish had its double meaning of whore-celebrant.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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She is karisma, as they say in Japanese, because she has impeccable style—well put together without being a label whore; she is self-deprecating while always appearing flawless and she is worldly.
Kickboxing Geishas Veronica Chambers 2007
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“Do not use the word whore in this house,” she said.
The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre Dominic Smith 2006
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“Do not use the word whore in this house,” she said.
The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre Dominic Smith 2006
brtom commented on the word whore
Ah, bless your heart, for a sweet, pleasant—damn’d mischievous son of a whore.
Goldsmith, She Stoops, I
January 8, 2007
erinoftheyear commented on the word whore
What's so bad about a whore? Someone's got to pay the bills.
August 15, 2007