harlot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
    fancy woman; woman of the street; working girl; bawd; sporting lady; cocotte; lady of pleasure; prostitute; cyprian; whore; tart.

WordNet

Har"lot noun
Etymology
OE.harlot, herlot, a vagabond, OF. harlot, herlot, arlot; cf. Pr. arlot, Sp. arlote, It. arlotto; of uncertain origin.
Definitions
  1. A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth. Obs.
    He was a gentle harlot and a kind. Chaucer.
  2. A person given to low conduct; a rogue; a cheat; a rascal. Obs. Chaucer.
  3. A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a common woman; a strumpet.
Har"lot adjective
Definitions
  1. Wanton; lewd; low; base. Shak.
Har"lot intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To play the harlot; to practice lewdness. Milton.

Webster 1913