harlot

Meaning

Noun

1. (dated, derogatory, offensive) A female prostitute.
2. (derogatory, offensive) 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

Translations

puttana

prostituta

putain

Hure

ramera

prostituée

puta

hoer

meretrice

catin

Prostituierte

prostituta

Nutte

bagascia

meretrix

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɑːlət/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: harlot

Cognate with English: 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.