meretrix

Meaning

a female prostitute or courtesan

Concepts

prostitute

whore

harlot

hooker

strumpet

slut

trollop

hustler

nosing

paramour

streetwalker

tart

wanker

woman

👩

dumbass

odalisque

prosty

fornicatrix

secondary wife

stem siren

puta

oiran

lady of the night

comfort girl

adulteress

jizz bucket

concubine

courtesan

doxy

fucktard

girl

👧

ho

Synonyms

lupa

scortum

prostituta

pallaca

lupānāria

prostibula

nonaria

meretrix meretricis

concubina

Translations

prostituta

prostituta

عاهرة

Hure

hoer

Prostituierte

puttana

prostituée

prostituta

putain

πόρνη

Nutte

prostituta

Dirne

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmɛ.rɛ.triːks]

Etymology

From mereō, meritum (“to earn (a living)”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, feminine agentive suffix), literally “the earner”.