whore
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
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”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: hô, IPA: /hɔː(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /hO:(r\)/
- (US) enPR: hōr, hôr, ho͝or, hŏŏr, IPA: /hoʊɹ/, /hɔɹ/, /hʊɹ/, SAMPA: /hoUr\/, /hOr\/, /hUr\/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(r), -oʊr, -ɔr, -ʊr
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[edit] Noun
whore (plural whores)
- A prostitute.
- (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.
- 2004, Dennis Cooper, The Sluts, page 250
- A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:prostitute
[edit] Translations
prostitute
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sexually promiscuous person
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unscrupulous person
[edit] Verb
whore (third-person singular simple present whores, present participle whoring, simple past and past participle whored)
- (intransitive): To prostitute oneself.
- (intransitive): To engage the services of a prostitute.
- (transitive): To pimp; to pander.
[edit] Translations
to prostitute oneself
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to engage a prostitute
to pimp
[edit] See also
- attention whore
- concubine
- cute hoor (Hiberno English)
- graphics whore
- hooker
- harlot
- stat whore
- whore out
- whorey
- whorish, whoreish