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harlot

/ˈhɑːlət/

/ˈhɑrlət/

Translations

harlotnoun

harlots

/ˈhɑːlət/

/ˈhɑrlət/

блудница

The harlot was known throughout the town for her beauty.

Блудница была известна по всему городу своей красотой.

проститутка

He was warned not to associate with the harlot.

Его предупредили не связываться с проституткой.

Additional translations

падшая женщина

Synonyms

sex worker

harlotverb

harloted

Past Simple

harloted

Past Participle

harloting

Gerund

Archaic and rare.

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.

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.