whore

  • 11Whore — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Die Hure Originaltitel: Whore Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1990 Länge: 85 Minuten Originalsprache: englisch Altersfreiga …

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  • 12whore — {{11}}whore (n.) O.E. hore prostitute, harlot, from P.Gmc. *khoraz (fem. *khoron ) one who desires (Cf. O.N. hora adulteress, Dan. hore, Swed. hora, Du. hoer, O.H.G. huora whore; in Gothic only in the masc. hors adulterer, fornicator …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 13whore —    A woman who might be described in the third person as a prostitute is unlikely to be called ‘you prostitute’ in direct address. ‘You whore’, making use of the rather more old fashioned term, would be the more likely expression.    It is used… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 14whore — I UK [hɔː(r)] / US [hɔr] noun [countable] Word forms whore : singular whore plural whores offensive 1) an insulting word for a prostitute (= a woman who has sex with people for money) 2) an insulting word for a woman who has sex with a lot of men …

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  • 15whore — 1. noun /hɔː(ɹ),hoʊɹ,hɔɹ,hʊɹ/ a) A prostitute. b) A person who is considered to be sexually promiscuous (see also: slut). 2. verb /hɔː(ɹ),hoʊɹ,hɔɹ,hʊɹ/ a) To prostitute oneself …

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  • 16whore — I. noun Etymology: Middle English hore, from Old English hōre; akin to Old Norse hōra whore, hōrr adulterer, Latin carus dear more at charity Date: before 12th century 1. a woman who engages in sexual acts for money ; prostitute; also a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 17whore — /hawr, hohr/ or, often, /hoor/, n., v., whored, whoring. n. 1. a woman who engages in promiscuous sexual intercourse, usually for money; prostitute; harlot; strumpet. v.i. 2. to act as a whore. 3. to consort with whores. v.t. 4. Obs. to make a… …

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  • 18whore — whore1 [ hɔr ] noun count OFFENSIVE 1. ) an insulting word for a PROSTITUTE (=a woman who has sex with people for money) 2. ) an insulting word for a woman who has sex with a lot of men whore whore 2 [ hɔr ] verb intransitive AMERICAN to pay for… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19whore — [OE] A whore is etymologically a ‘lover’. The word goes back ultimately to the Indo European base *qār , which also produced Latin cārus ‘dear’ (source of English caress and charity), Old Irish caraim ‘I love’, and Latvian kārs ‘randy, greedy’.… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 20whore — [[t]hɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] whores 1) N COUNT A whore is the same as a prostitute. 2) N COUNT (disapproval) If you call a woman a whore, you disapprove of her because you consider her sexual behaviour to be immoral or unacceptable. [OFFENSIVE] …

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