strumpet

[ struhm-pit ]

/ ˈstrʌm pɪt /

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noun Older Use.

a prostitute.

a sexually promiscuous woman (now often used facetiously).

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Origin of strumpet

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM strumpet

strum·pet·like, adjective

Words nearby strumpet

strum, struma, strumectomy, strumose, strumous, strumpet, strung, strung-out, strung up, strunt, strut

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How to use strumpet in a sentence

The English received the arrow, untied the letter, and having read it they cried: "This a message from the Armagnac strumpet."
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
I tell you for the last time, and you can tell this to your strumpet of a sister, that you will get nothing from me.
The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories|Anton Tchekoff
Look you, Captain; neither you nor your noble strumpet at your side shall bribe me to commit further crime.
Venus in Boston;|George Thompson
As a matron is unlike and of a different aspect from a strumpet, so will a true friend differ from the toad-eater.
The Works of Horace|Horace

She called her sister a “strumpet,” and said it would “serve her right to stick her with the same knife.”
The Revellers|Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for strumpet

strumpet

/ (ˈstrʌmpɪt) /

noun

archaic a prostitute or promiscuous woman

Word Origin for strumpet

C14: of unknown origin

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