whore

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From Old English hōre, from Proto-Germanic *hōrōn, from Proto-Indo-European *kāro- (dear); cognate with Old Norse hóra (whore), hórr (adulterer), German Hure (whore), Middle High German huore, Old High German huora, Dutch hoer. Non-Germanic cognates include Latin carus (dear).

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whore (plural whores)

  1. A prostitute.
  2. (pejorative) A person who is considered to be sexually promiscuous (see also: slut).
    • 2004, Dennis Cooper, The Sluts, page 250
      So after he fucks the shit out of me, he tells me I'm lying about his whore not being Brad.
  3. A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.

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whore (third-person singular simple present whores, present participle whoring, simple past and past participle whored)

  1. (intransitive): To prostitute oneself.
  2. (intransitive): To engage the services of a prostitute.
  3. (transitive): To pimp; to pander.

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