whoremonger

[ hawr-muhng-ger, -mong-, hohr- or, often, hoo r- ]
/ ˈhɔrˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-, ˈhoʊr- or, often, ˈhʊər- /

noun

someone who consorts with whores; a lecher or pander.

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Also called whore·mas·ter [hawr-mas-ter, -mah-ster, hohr- or, often, hoo r-] /ˈhɔrˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər, ˈhoʊr- or, often, ˈhʊər-/.

Origin of whoremonger

First recorded in 1520–30; whore + monger

OTHER WORDS FROM whoremonger

whore·mon·ger·ing, whore·mas·ter·y, noun

Words nearby whoremonger

whore, whoredom, whorehouse, whorehouse cut, whoremaster, whoremonger, whoreson, whorf, whorfian hypothesis, whorish, whorl
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British Dictionary definitions for whoremaster (1 of 2)

whoremaster
/ (ˈhɔːˌmɑːstə) /

noun

archaic a person who consorts with or procures whores

Derived forms of whoremaster

whoremastery, noun

British Dictionary definitions for whoremaster (2 of 2)

whoremonger
/ (ˈhɔːˌmʌŋɡə) /

noun

a person who consorts with whores; lecher

Derived forms of whoremonger

whoremongery, noun
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