What does whore mean?

Definitions for whore
hɔr, hoʊr; often hʊərwhore

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word whore.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the streetverb

    a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

  2. whoreverb

    work as a prostitute

  3. whoreverb

    have unlawful sex with a whore

  4. whoreverb

    compromise oneself for money or other gains

    "She whored herself to Hollywood"

Wiktionary

  1. whorenoun

    A prostitute.

  2. whorenoun

    A person who is considered to be sexually promiscuous (see also: slut).

  3. whorenoun

    A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.

  4. whorenoun

    A person who will violate behavioral standards to achieve something desired.

  5. whorenoun

    A contemptible person.

  6. whoreverb

    To prostitute oneself.

  7. whoreverb

    To engage the services of a prostitute.

  8. whoreverb

    To pimp; to pander.

  9. whoreverb

    To pursue false gods.

  10. whoreverb

    To pursue false goals.

  11. whorecontraction

    Who are.

  12. Etymology: From hore, from hōrōn, from kāro-; cognate with Old Norse hóra, hórr, German Hure, Middle High German huore, Old High German huora, Dutch hoer. Non-Germanic cognates include Latin carus and काम.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. WHOREnoun

    Etymology: hor , Saxon; hoere, Dutch.

    To put out the word whore, thou dost me wo,
    Throughout my book; troth, put out woman too. Ben Jonson.

    Orontes
    Conveys his wealth to Tiber’s hungry shores,
    And fattens Italy with foreign whores. Dryden.

    We weary’d should lie down in death:
    This cheat of life would take no more;
    If you thought fame but empty breath;
    Your Phyllis but a perjur’d whore. Matthew Prior.

  2. To Whoreverb

    To corrupt with regard to chastity.

  3. To Whoreverb

    To converse unlawfully with the other sex.

    Etymology: from the noun.

    ’Tis a noble general’s prudent part,
    To cherish valour, and reward desert:
    Let him be daub’d with lace, live high, and whore;
    Sometimes be lousy, but be never poor. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. whore

    Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-penetrative sex, oral sex, etc.) with the customer. The requirement of physical contact also creates the risk of transferring diseases. Prostitution is sometimes described as sexual services, commercial sex or, colloquially, hooking. It is sometimes referred to euphemistically as "the world's oldest profession" in the English-speaking world. A person who works in this field is called a prostitute, or more inclusively, a sex worker. Prostitution occurs in a variety of forms, and its legal status varies from country to country (sometimes from region to region within a given country), ranging from being an enforced or unenforced crime, to unregulated, to a regulated profession. It is one branch of the sex industry, along with pornography, stripping, and erotic dancing. Brothels are establishments specifically dedicated to prostitution. In escort prostitution, the act may take place at the client's residence or hotel room (referred to as out-call), or at the escort's residence or a hotel room rented for the occasion by the escort (in-call). Another form is street prostitution. There are about 42 million prostitutes in the world, living all over the world (though most of Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa lack data, studied countries in that large region rank as top sex tourism destinations). Estimates place the annual revenue generated by prostitution worldwide to be over $100 billion.The majority of prostitutes are female and have male clients.The position of prostitution and the law varies widely worldwide, reflecting differing opinions. Some view prostitution as a form of exploitation of or violence against women, and children, that helps to create a supply of victims for human trafficking. Some critics of prostitution as an institution are supporters of the "Nordic model" that decriminalizes the act of selling sex and makes the purchase of sex illegal. This approach has also been adopted by Canada, Iceland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Norway, France and Sweden. Others view sex work as a legitimate occupation, whereby a person trades or exchanges sexual acts for money. Amnesty International is one of the notable groups calling for the decriminalization of prostitution.

ChatGPT

  1. whore

    A whore is a derogatory term used to refer to a person, usually a woman, who engages in sexual activities in exchange for money or other forms of material gain. It is typically used as an insult or to demean and belittle someone's character.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Whorenoun

    a woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce with men, especially one who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a harlot

  2. Whorenoun

    to have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness

  3. Whorenoun

    to worship false and impure gods

  4. Whoreverb

    to corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to debauch

  5. Etymology: [Cf. Icel. hra. See Whore, n.]

Wikidata

  1. Whore

    Whore is a 1991 British-American drama film directed by Ken Russell and starring Theresa Russell. The screenplay by Russell is based on David Hines' play of the same name. While not a financial success grossing a little over $1 million, the film did attract some positive notices, and generated an unrelated sequel.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Whore

    hōr, n. a woman who prostitutes her body for hire, a prostitute, harlot, strumpet, hence any unchaste woman.—v.i. to practise lewdness.—v.t. to corrupt by lewd commerce.—ns. Whore′dom, unlawful sexual intercourse: idolatry; Whore′house, a brothel; Whore′master (Shak.), a pimp.—adj. Whore′masterly, libidinous.—ns. Whore′monger, a lecher: a pander; Whore′son (Shak.), a bastard.—adj. mean, scurvy.—adj. Whō′rish.—adv. Whō′rishly.—n. Whō′rishness. [Ice. hóra, an adulteress, fem. of hórr, an adulterer. The word was confused with A.S. horu (Old High Ger. horo), dirt. There is no connection with hire.]

Rap Dictionary

  1. whorenoun

    A woman or a man that sleeps around.

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  1. how're

  2. hower

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of whore in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of whore in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of whore in a Sentence

  1. Cicely Tyson:

    After that, I was offered the part of another whore and I said no because I didn’t want to get typecast and because it was demeaning to Black women.

  2. Jonathan Swift:

    As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.

  3. Edward Dahlberg:

    What men desire is a virgin who is a whore.

  4. Malcolm Muggeridge:

    Good taste and humor are a contradiction in terms, like a chaste whore.

  5. Geoffrey Gorer:

    The trouble with my wife is that she is a whore in the kitchen and a cook in the bed.

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Translations for whore

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  • hoorAfrikaans
  • فاحشة, عاهرة, عهر, عاهرArabic
  • fahişə, qəhbəAzerbaijani
  • ку́рва, шлю́хаBelarusian
  • ку́рва, блудни́цаBulgarian
  • gastBreton
  • putaCatalan, Valencian
  • běhna, nevěstka, děvka, kurva, šlapkaCzech
  • hwren, gast, putainWelsh
  • hore, skøge, luder, prostitueretDanish
  • Nutte, Schlampe, Hure, prostituieren, herumhuren, rumhurenGerman
  • πουτάνα, πόρνη, εκπορνεύομαι, εκδίδομαιGreek
  • ĉiesulino, prostituino, stratulino, amorulino, publikulino, putinoEsperanto
  • puta, zorra, fulana, guarra, prostituta, golfa, ramera, mujerzuela, prostituirse, putear, [[ir]] [[de]] [[putaSpanish
  • hoorEstonian
  • جنده, فاحشهPersian
  • huora, lutka, myydä itseään, huorataFinnish
  • hora, skøkjaFaroese
  • putain, morue, roulure, salopard, pute, garce, salope, saloparde, prostituer, putasser, aller aux putesFrench
  • striapachIrish
  • strìopach, sgliùrach, luid, reipseach, leodag, siùrsach, slapagScottish Gaelic
  • שרמוטה, זונהHebrew
  • वेश्या, वेHindi
  • kurvaHungarian
  • պոռնիկ, բոզ, տվող, բոզություն, տալArmenian
  • cabo, pelacur, placur, lonte, sundal, perekIndonesian
  • hóraIcelandic
  • sgualdrina, squillo, baldracca, prostituta, troia, meretrice, mignotta, bagascia, sciacquetta, battona, puttana, scrofa, zoccola, peripatetica, prostituirsi, [[andare]] [[a]] [[puttanaItalian
  • זוֹנָהHebrew
  • 売女, 痴女, 売春婦, 街娼, させ子, パンスケ, 浮気女, 娼婦, [[売春婦]]を[[買う]]Japanese
  • lonthé, sundelJavanese
  • ბოზი, მეძავი, როსკიპიGeorgian
  • ស្រីខូចKhmer
  • ಸೂಳೆKannada
  • 갈보, 논다니, 賣春婦, 잡년, 매춘부Korean
  • meretrix, lupa, scortor, scortumLatin
  • HouerLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
  • kekšėLithuanian
  • mauka, ieleneLatvian
  • kairauMāori
  • курваMacedonian
  • വേശ്യMalayalam
  • янханMongolian
  • pelacurMalay
  • qaħba, prostitutaMaltese
  • slet, hoer, hoertjeDutch
  • hore, ludder, tøsNorwegian
  • ałjiłniiNavajo, Navaho
  • putaOccitan
  • dziwka, szmata, prostytutka, kurwa, prostytuować sięPolish
  • rameira, vadia, devassa, meretriz, garota de programa, puta, prostituta, periguetePortuguese
  • curvă, târfă, prostituatăRomanian
  • проститу́тка, шала́ва, блядь, подсти́лка, побляду́нья, ля́рва, га́дина, прода́жная де́вка, су́ка, гад, шлю́ха, блудни́ца, де́вка, ку́рва, ненаёба, потаску́ха, дава́лка, побляду́шка, говное́д, курве́ц, развра́тничать, распу́тничать, блядова́ть, [[ходи́ть]] [[по]] [[блядь, гуля́тьRussian
  • रूपाजीवाSanskrit
  • курва, kurvaSerbo-Croatian
  • kurva, pobehlicaSlovak
  • prostitutka, kurbaSlovene
  • prostitutë, kurvëAlbanian
  • slampa, horaSwedish
  • விபச்சாரிTamil
  • లంజTelugu
  • фоҳишаTajik
  • หญิงโสเภณีThai
  • fahişeTurkish
  • блудни́ця, пові́я, шльо́ндра, ля́рва, ку́рваUkrainian
  • طوائف, ویشیاUrdu
  • gái điếm, đĩVietnamese
  • putainWalloon
  • זונה, הור, קורוועYiddish
  • 妓女Chinese

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