HARLOT

n. a. v.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth. [Obs.] He was a gentle harlot and a kind. Chaucer.

2.
n.

A person given to low conduct; a rogue; a cheat; a rascal. [Obs.] Chaucer.

3.
n.

A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a common woman; a strumpet.

4.
a.

Wanton; lewd; low; base. Shak.

5.
v.

To play the harlot; to practice lewdness. Milton.


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