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English noun: whore

1. whore (person) a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money


Synonymsbawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, woman of the street, working girl


Broader (hypernym)adult female, woman


Narrower (hyponym)call girl, camp follower, comfort woman, demimondaine, floozie, floozy, hooker, hustler, ianfu, slattern, street girl, streetwalker, white slave


English verb: whore

1. whore (social) work as a prostitute


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)work

2. whore (contact) have unlawful sex with a whore


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)fornicate

3. whore (communication) compromise oneself for money or other gains


SamplesShe whored herself to Hollywood.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)compromise









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