Whore (Noun)
Meaning
A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The city's red-light district was notorious for its high concentration of whores catering to the desires of wealthy businessmen.
- She had been forced into prostitution and was now working as a whore on the streets to make ends meet.
- The law enforcement agency launched a crackdown on human trafficking, rescuing several whores from the clutches of their exploiters.
- In the 19th century, whores were often shunned by society and forced to live on the fringes of respectable communities.
- The novel explored the gritty reality of a young woman's descent into prostitution, eventually becoming a whore in a seedy brothel.
Synonyms
- Cyprian
- Prostitute
- Bawd
- Cocotte
- Woman Of The Street
- Fancy Woman
- Working Girl
- Tart
- Sporting Lady
- Harlot
- Lady Of Pleasure
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Demimondaine
- Street Girl
- Camp Follower
- Streetwalker
- Slattern
- Ianfu
- Comfort Woman
- Call Girl
- Floozy
- Floozie
- Hustler
- White Slave