harlot

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈhɑːlət/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈhɑɹlət/

Noun

harlot (plural harlots)

1. (derogatory, offensive, dated) A female prostitute.
   • RQ
   • 1980, Dave Murray, "Charlotte the Harlot", in Iron Maiden, Iron Maiden.

     quote en

2. (derogatory, offensive) A female who is considered promiscuous.

   Synonyms: skeezer, slut, whore

3. (obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth.
   • , General Prologue:

     He was a gentil harlot and a kynde;

4. (obsolete) A person given to low conduct; a rogue; a cheat; a rascal.
   • , ‘’The fight at the miller’s house’’:

     "Ye, false harlot," quod the millere, "hast? A, false traitor! false clerk!" quod he, Tow shalt be deed, by Goddes dignitee!

Synonyms

• (female prostitute) see Thesaurus:prostitute
• (promiscuous woman) see Thesaurus:promiscuous woman
• (churl) see Thesaurus:rural dweller
• (person given to low conduct) see Thesaurus:villain

Translations

• French: prostituée, putain, catin, pute, fille de joie
• German: Dirne, Hure, Nutte
• Italian: meretrice, puttana
• Portuguese: puta, meretriz, messalina, cortesã, prostituta, rameira, peripatética, mulher da vida, mulher de vida fácil, mulher pública.
• Russian: шлю́ха
• Spanish: puta, golfa, ramera

Verb

harlot (harlots, present participle harloting; past and past participle harloted)

1. To play the harlot; to practice lewdness.

Synonyms

• harlotize; see also Thesaurus:harlotize

Adjective

harlot

1. (now uncommon) Wanton; lewd; low; base.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:obscene

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