strumpet
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strum·pet
(strŭm′pĭt)n.
A woman prostitute.
[Middle English.]
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strumpet
(ˈstrʌmpɪt)n
archaic a prostitute or promiscuous woman
[C14: of unknown origin]
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strum•pet
(ˈstrʌm pɪt)n.
a prostitute.
[1300–50; orig. uncertain]
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Noun | 1. | strumpet - a woman adulterer adulterer, fornicator - someone who commits adultery or fornication |
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strumpet
nounA woman who engages in sexual intercourse for payment:
bawd, call girl, camp follower, courtesan, harlot, prostitute, scarlet woman, streetwalker, tart, whore.
Idioms: lady of easy virtue, lady of pleasure, lady of the night.
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