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Webster 1913 Edition


Harlot

Har′lot

(-lŏt)
,
Noun.
[OE.
harlot
,
herlot
, a vagabond, OF.
harlot
,
herlot
,
arlot
; cf. Pr.
arlot
, Sp.
arlote
, It.
arlotto
; of uncertain origin.]
1.
A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth.
[Obs.]
He was a gentle
harlot
and a kind.
Chaucer.
2.
A person given to low conduct; a rogue; a cheat; a rascal.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
3.
A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a common woman; a strumpet.

Har′lot

,
Adj.
Wanton; lewd; low; base.
Shak.

Har′lot

,
Verb.
I.
To play the harlot; to practice lewdness.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Harlot

H`ARLOT

,
Noun.
1.
A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a common woman.
2.
In Scripture, one who forsakes the true God and worships idols. Is.1.
3.
A servant; a rogue; a cheat.

H`ARLOT

,
Adj.
Wanton; lewd; low; base.

H`ARLOT

,
Verb.
I.
To practice lewdness.

Definition 2024


harlot

harlot

English

Noun

harlot (plural harlots)

  1. (derogatory, archaic) a female prostitute

Synonyms

  • see Wikisaurus:prostitute
  • see Wikisaurus:promiscuous woman

Translations

Verb

harlot (third-person singular simple present harlots, present participle harloting or harlotting, simple past and past participle harloted or harlotted)

  1. To play the harlot; to practice lewdness.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)

Synonyms

  • harlotize

Adjective

harlot (comparative more harlot, superlative most harlot)

  1. (obsolete) wanton; lewd; low; base
    • William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors: Act 5, scene 1, 204–205
      This day, great duke, she shut the doors upon me, / While she with harlots feasted in my house.