Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whorer

/ˈhɔɹɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whor-er
IPA: /ˈhɔɹɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who often visits prostitutes; a whoremonger.

Archaic

Etymology

From whore + -er; first attested in 1624. Compare continental Proto-West Germanic *hōrārī, a parallel formation.

Origin

First known use: first attested in 1624

Word Breakdown

Suffix: whore

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɔɹɚ/
British English: /ˈhɔːɹə/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

whorers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce whorer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɔɹɚ/.
What does whorer mean?: One who often visits prostitutes; a whoremonger.
Where does whorer come from?: First known use: first attested in 1624.

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