strumpet

English

Noun

strumpet (plural strumpets)

1. A female prostitute; a woman who is very sexually active.
2. A female adulterer.
3. A mistress.
4. (derogatory) A trollop, a whore.

Translations

A prostitute

• Dutch: hoer (nl) f, lichtekooi (nl) f
• French: pute (fr) f, putain (fr) f, roulure (fr) f
• German: Hure (de) f, Dirne (de) f
• Irish: striapach (ga) f

• Macedonian: курва (kúrva)f, ченгија (čéngija) f (archaic)
• Portuguese: puta (pt) f, meretriz (pt) f
• Russian: проститутка (ru) (prostitutka) f
• Scottish Gaelic: strìopach (gd) f, siùrsach (gd) f
• Spanish: puta (es) f, golfa (es) f, ramera (es) f

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:prostitute
• See also Wikisaurus:promiscuous woman
• See also Wikisaurus:sexual partner

Derived terms

• crumpet

Verb

strumpet (third-person singular simple present strumpets, present participle strumpeting, simple past and past participle strumpeted)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To debauch.

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2. (obsolete, transitive) To dishonour with the reputation of being a strumpet; to belie; to slander.
   • Massinger

     With his untrue reports, strumpet your fame.

Anagrams

• trumpets