whore 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; harlot; cyprian; tart.
  2. verb work as a prostitute
  3. verb have unlawful sex with a whore
  4. verb compromise oneself for money or other gains
    • She whored herself to Hollywood

WordNet

Whore noun
Etymology
OE. hore, AS. hre; akin to D. hoer, hoere, G. hure, OHG. huora, huorra, Icel. hra, Dan. hore, Sw. hora, Goth. hrs an adulterer, AS. hr adultery, OHG. huor, and probably to L. carus dear. Cf. Charity.
Definitions
  1. A woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce with men, especially one who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a harlot. Wyclif. Syn. -- Harlot; courtesan; prostitute; strumpet.
Whore intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Icel. hra. See Whore, n.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Whored ; present participle & verbal noun Whoring
Definitions
  1. To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness.
  2. (Script.) To worship false and impure gods.
Whore transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to debauch. R. Congreve.

Webster 1913