demirep

American  

[dem-ee-rep] / ˈdɛm iˌrɛp /

noun

1. a demimondaine.

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demirep British  

/ ˈdɛmɪˌrɛp /

noun

1. rare a woman of bad repute, esp a prostitute

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Etymology

Origin of demirep

First recorded in 1740–50; short for demi-reputation

Example Sentences

This small square room with the heavy furniture that occupied so much of the space had no demirep demeanor.

From Project Gutenberg

Our interest's on the dangerous edge of things The honest thief, the tender murderer, The superstitious atheist, demirep, That loves and saves her soul in new French books— We watch while these in equilibrium keep The giddy line midway: one step aside, They're classed and done with.

From Project Gutenberg

He and his brother, offspring of a lady's maid and an old demirep, owed to their inheritance of a scabrous library the foundations of material prosperity.

From Project Gutenberg

She comes—she comes—the female Sparrowhawk, twice the size of her mate; and while he is plain in his dress, as a cunning and cruel Quaker, she is gay and gaudy as a Demirep dressed for the pit of the Opera—deep and broad her bosom, with an air of luxury in her eyes that glitter like a serpent's.

From Project Gutenberg

The honest thief, the tender murderer, The superstitious atheist, demirep That loves and saves her soul in new French books— We watch while these in equilibrium keep The giddy line midway: one step aside, They're classed and done with.

From Project Gutenberg