harlot

Senso (English)

Noun

1. A female prostitute.
2. A female who is considered promiscuous.
3. (obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.

Verb

To play the harlot; to practice lewdness.

Adj

Wanton; lewd; low; base.

Synonyms

prostitute

whore

strumpet

courtesan

trollop

hooker

slut

courtezan

tart

call girl

cocotte

streetwalker

woman of the street

bawd

concubine

cyprian

fancy woman

ho

hustler

quean

street-walker

trull

lady of pleasure

sporting lady

working girl

public woman

girl

👧

wild cat

geisha

fornicator

fast woman

stem siren

wench

drum

🥁

woman

👩

puta

loose woman

promiscuous woman

oiran

common woman

lady of the night

bitch

comfort girl

unchaste woman

kept women

prosty

adulterous woman

hoe

fornicatrix

nosing

profligate

hetaera

hand-drum

sink

harlotry

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈhɑːlət/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from inglese medio: harlot

Cognate with inglese: carlot

In summary

From Middle English harlot, from Old French harlot, herlot, arlot (“vagabond; tramp”), of obscure origin. Likely to be ultimately of Germanic origin, either from a derivation of *harjaz (“army; camp; warrior; military leader”) or from a diminutive of *karilaz (“man; fellow”). Compare English carlot.