Whore Definition

hôr
whored, whores, whoring
noun
whores
A prostitute.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Any woman who engages in promiscuous sexual intercourse.
Webster's New World
A person considered as having compromised principles for personal gain.
American Heritage
verb
whored, whores, whoring
To be a whore.
Webster's New World
To have sexual intercourse with whores.
Webster's New World
To accept payment in exchange for sexual relations.
American Heritage
To compromise one's principles for personal gain.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • hustle
  • give oneself to hire
  • solicit patrons
  • cruise
  • walk the pavement
  • prostitute oneself
  • engage in prostitution
idiom
whore after
  • to debase oneself by pursuing something unworthy or in an unworthy manner
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Whore

Noun

Singular:
whore
Plural:
whores

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Whore

  • whore after

Origin of Whore

  • Middle English hore from Old English hōre kā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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