harlot
/ˈhɑɹlət/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.60 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "This day (great Duke) ſhe ſhut the doores vpon me, / While she with Harlots feaſted in my housſe."
- "The bastard of a harlot, born in a brothel, suckled on gin, and familiar from earliest infancy with all the bestialities of debauch,[…]"
- "Truly, My Satan, thou art but a Dunce, / And dost not know the Garment from the Man. / Every Harlot was a Virgin once, / Nor canst thou ever change Kate into Nan."
- "He was stopped by a painted harlot, who put her hand on his arm; he pushed her violently away with brutal words."
- "O fine religious, decent folk, / In Virtue’s flaunting gold and scarlet, / I sneer between two puffs of smoke,— / Give me the publican and harlot."
- "Charlotte the Harlot show me your legs, / Charlotte the Harlot take me to bed. / Charlotte the Harlot let me see blood, / Charlotte the Harlot let me see love."
Etymology
From Middle English harlot, from Old French harlot, herlot, arlot (“vagabond; tramp”), of obscure origin. Likely to be ultimately of Germanic origin, either from a derivation of *harjaz (“army; camp; warrior; military leader”) or from a diminutive of *karilaz (“man; fellow”). Compare English carlot.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: harlot, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɑɹlət/
- British English: /ˈhɑːlət/
Usage
Inflected Forms
harlots (plural)
harlots (present, singular)
harloting (participle, present)
harlotting (participle, present)
harloted (participle, past)
harloted (past)
harlotted (participle, past)
harlotted (past)
more harlot (comparative)
most harlot (superlative)