Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whoremonger

/ˈhoɹˌmɑŋ.ɡɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: whore-mon-ger
IPA: /ˈhoɹˌmɑŋ.ɡɚ/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A frequent customer of whores.

British usage

Etymology

From whore + monger.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhoɹˌmɑŋ.ɡɚ/
British English: /ˈhɔːˌmʌŋ.ɡə/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

whoremongers (plural)

Derived Forms

whoremongering whoremongery

Synonyms

all-nighter curb crawler fare gonk jane jockey john kerb crawler monger muttonmonger punter score

Questions

How do you pronounce whoremonger?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoɹˌmɑŋ.ɡɚ/.
What does whoremonger mean?: A frequent customer of whores.
Where does whoremonger come from?: From whore + monger.

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