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Definitions for: Harlot
[n] a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
Webster (1913) Definition: Har"lot, n. [OE. harlot, herlot, a vagabond, OF.
harlot, herlot, arlot; cf. Pr. arlot, Sp. arlote, It.
arlotto; of uncertain origin.]
1. A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low
birth. --[Obs.]
He was a gentle harlot and a kind. --Chaucer.
2. A person given to low conduct; a rogue; a cheat; a rascal.
[Obs.] --Chaucer.
3. A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a
common woman; a strumpet.
Har"lot, a.
Wanton; lewd; low; base. --Shak.
Har"lot, v. i.
To play the harlot; to practice lewdness. --Milton.
Synonyms: bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, trollop, whore, woman of the street, working girl
See Also: adult female, call girl, camp follower, demimondaine, floozie, floozy, hooker, hustler, slattern, street girl, streetwalker, white slave, woman
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