4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whore  \Whore\,  n.  [OE.  hore,  AS  h?re;  akin  to  D.  hoer,  hoere, 
  G.  hure,  OHG.  huora,  huorra,  Icel.  h?ra,  Dan.  hore,  Sw  hora, 
  Goth.  h?rs  an  adulterer,  AS  h?r  adultery,  OHG.  huor,  and 
  probably  to  L.  carus  dear.  Cf  {Charity}.] 
  A  woman  who  practices  unlawful  sexual  commerce  with  men, 
  especially  one  who  prostitutes  her  body  for  hire;  a 
  prostitute;  a  harlot.  --Wyclif. 
 
  Syn:  Harlot;  courtesan;  prostitute;  strumpet. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whore  \Whore\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Whored};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Whoring}.]  [Cf.  Icel.  h?ra.  See  {Whore},  n.] 
  1.  To  have  unlawful  sexual  intercourse;  to  practice  lewdness. 
 
  2.  (Script.)  To  worship  false  and  impure  gods. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whore  \Whore\,  v.  t. 
  To  corrupt  by  lewd  intercourse;  to  make  a  whore  of  to 
  debauch.  [R.]  --Congreve. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  whore 
  n  :  a  woman  who  engages  in  sexual  intercourse  for  money  [syn:  {prostitute}, 
  {cocotte},  {harlot},  {trollop},  {bawd},  {tart},  {cyprian}, 
  {fancy  woman},  {working  girl},  {sporting  lady},  {lady  of 
  pleasure},  {woman  of  the  street}] 
  v  1:  corrupt  by  lewd  intercourse 
  2:  have  unlawful  sex  with  a  whore 

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