who're

¹ American  

[hoo-er] / ˈhu ər /

1. contraction of who are:

   Who're the people at the next table?

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whore ² American  

[hawr] / hɔr /

noun

1. a person who engages in sex acts for money; prostitute.

2. Disparaging and Offensive.  a person who is sexually promiscuous.

3. a person who sacrifices personal principles or uses someone or something in a base or unworthy manner, usually for money.

   a greedy publicity whore.

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verb (used without object)

whored, whoring

1. to act as a whore.

2. to consort with whores.

3. to seek after something that is base or unworthy.

   those who practice idolatry and whore after other gods.

verb (used with object)

whored, whoring

1. to put to a base or unworthy use (sometimes followed byout ).

   He’s whoring out his skills by writing for popular magazines.

2. Obsolete.  to make a whore of; corrupt; debauch.

whore British  

/ hɔː /

noun

1. a prostitute or promiscuous woman: often a term of abuse

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verb

1. to be or act as a prostitute

2. (of a man) to have promiscuous sexual relations, esp with prostitutes

3. (often foll by after) to seek that which is immoral, idolatrous, etc

Usage

See contraction.

Other Word Forms

• whorish adjective
• whorishly adverb
• whorishness noun

Etymology

Origin of whore

First recorded before 1100; Middle English, Old English hōre; cognate with German Hure, Old Norse hōra; akin to Gothic hors “harlot,” Latin cārus “beloved; expensive”

Example Sentences

My career has been fostered not only by my relatives — my aunts, my mother, my grandmothers and my great-grandmothers — but also by other women who’re weavers in the Navajo Nation.

From New York Times

"We get loads of calls from people who're looking to invest 1,000-2,000 euros and we have to turn them down," said Walter Panzeri who runs Hetica's Klassik Fund.

From Reuters

Ms Nicholls said: "We've got a son, grandson, granddaughters and son-in-law who're all big Wrexham supporters and all mad keen for the museum to be here", while Mr Nicholls said: "The location is important because not a lot goes to Wrexham - a city as it is now".

From BBC

"Some are saying a child is not mature enough to take such decisions, but there are children with better intellectual capabilities who can achieve much more than adults at a young age. Similarly, there are children who're spiritually inclined, so what is wrong if they become monks?" he asks.

From BBC

And assistance programs are primarily reserved for those who’re already at their bottoms, not the ones sliding downward.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• hustler
• slut
• tramp