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harlot

/ˈhɑːlət/

/ˈhɑrlət/

Translations

harlotnoun

harlots

/ˈhɑːlət/

/ˈhɑrlət/

prostituée

In the novel, the character was portrayed as a harlot who lived in the seedy part of town.

Dans le roman, le personnage était dépeint comme une prostituée qui vivait dans le quartier mal famé.

Additional translations

vaurienSens archaïque ou littéraire : personne de mauvaise réputation.

putainFamilier et péjoratif.

Synonyms

sex worker

harlotverb

harloted

Past Simple

harloted

Past Participle

harloting

Gerund

Archaic and rare.

se prostituer

Desperate, she harloted in the port city for a few coins.

Désespérée, elle se prostituait dans la ville portuaire pour quelques pièces.

Synonyms

debauch oneself

lead a life of prostitution

consort (with)

fornicate

sleep around

sell oneself

prostitute oneself

whore

harlotadjective

more harlot

Comp.

most harlot

Super.

/ˈhɑː.lət/

/ˈhɑr.lət/

Used attributively before a noun (e.g., "harlot lifestyle"), rarely gradable.

de prostituée

He denounced the city’s harlot pleasures.

Il dénonça les plaisirs de prostituée de la ville.

Additional translations

lubriqueSens moral ou littéraire : qui évoque la débauche.

Synonyms

wantonly sexual

Definitions

harlotnoun

A person who engages in sexual activity for payment, especially a woman; a prostitute.

In the novel, the character was portrayed as a harlot who lived in the seedy part of town.

(Archaic) A person of low social status or disreputable character; a rogue.

Medieval texts often describe harlots and vagrants roaming the countryside.

harlotverb

(intransitive) To prostitute oneself; to act as a harlot.

Desperate, she harloted in the port city for a few coins.

harlotadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a prostitute; lewd or immoral.

He denounced the city’s harlot pleasures.