strum·pet

strum·pet
/ˈstrʌmpət/ noun, pl -pets [count]
old-fashioned + offensive : a woman who has sex with men for money or who has sex with many men

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  • strum|pet — «STRUHM piht», noun. = prostitute. (Cf. ↑prostitute) ╂[origin uncertain] …   Useful english dictionary

  • strum — strum·mer; strum; strum·pet; …   English syllables

  • strumpet — strum·pet …   English syllables

  • strumpet — strum|pet [ˈstrʌmpıt] n old fashioned an insulting word meaning a woman who has sex for money = ↑prostitute …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • strumpet — strum|pet [ strʌmpıt ] noun count OLD FASHIONED an insulting word for a woman who has a lot of sexual relationships or has sex with people who pay her money strung strung the past tense and past participle of string 2 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • strumpet — strum•pet [[t]ˈstrʌm pɪt[/t]] n. sex a prostitute • Etymology: 1300–50; orig. uncert …   From formal English to slang

  • Strumpet — Strum pet, n. [OE. strumpet, strompet; cf. OF. stupe debauchery, F. stupe, L. stuprare, stupratum, to debauch, stuprum debauchery, Gael. & Ir. striopach a prostitute.] A prostitute; a harlot. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Strumpet — Strum pet, a. Of or pertaining to a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet. [1913 Webster] Out on thy more than strumpet impudence. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Strumpet — Strum pet, v. t. 1. To debauch. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet; hence, to belie; to slander. [1913 Webster] With his untrue reports, strumpet your fame. Massinger. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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