harlot

[ hahr-luht ]

/ ˈhɑr lət /

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noun Archaic.

a prostitute or sexually promiscuous woman.

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Origin of harlot

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English: “young idler, rogue,” from Old French herlot, of obscure origin

Words nearby harlot

harlequin opal, harlequin table, Harley, Harley Street, Harlingen, harlot, harlotry, Harlow, harm, harmattan, harmful

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How to use harlot in a sentence

The videos were cut and memed and paired with disinformation to paint Heard as a harlot, a drunk, a liar.
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Despite rumors spreading that his daughter is a harlot, Dill (Stanley Tucci) has complete and utter faith in her, no matter what.
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Others branded 22-year-old Stewart a harlot and the death threats began rolling in.
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Of silence before them that salute thee: of looking upon a harlot: and of turning away thy face from thy kinsman.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

But draw near hither, you sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer, and of the harlot.
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Therefore the showers were withholden, and there was no lateward rain: thou hadst a harlot's forehead, thou wouldst not blush.
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And by the facility of her fornication she defiled the land, and played the harlot with stones and with stocks.
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For she multiplied her fornications, remembering the days of her youth, in which she played the harlot in the land of Egypt.
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British Dictionary definitions for harlot

harlot

/ (ˈhɑːlət) /

noun

a prostitute or promiscuous woman

adjective

archaic of or like a harlot

Derived forms of harlot

harlotry, noun

Word Origin for harlot

C13: from Old French herlot rascal, of obscure origin

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