whore

English Online Dictionary. What means whore‎? What does whore mean?

English

Alternative forms

• wh*re, wh@re (censored)
• whoore (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English hore, from Old English hōre, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“loved”), from *keh₂- (“to wish; desire”). Cognate with Dutch hoer, German Hure, Old Norse hóra as well as Sanskrit चारु (cā́ru, “dear”), Latin cārus (“dear, expensive”), and Irish cara (“friend”). The initial wh- is unetymological.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hô, IPA^(key): /hɔː/
• (General American) enPR: hôr, IPA^(key): /hɔɚ/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: hōr, IPA^(key): /ho(ː)ɚ/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /hoə/
• (non-rhotic, dough-door merger, African-American Vernacular) IPA^(key): /hoʊ/
• (nonstandard but traditional, several locations) enPR: ho͝or, IPA^(key): /hʊɚ/, /hʊə/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ)
• Homophones: hoar; hoe (non-rhotic, dough–door merger)
• Hyphenation: whore

Noun

whore (plural whores)

1. (vulgar, derogatory) Synonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment.
   • 1969, Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, “The Boxer”, Bridge over Troubled Water, Columbia Records:

     I come looking for a job
     But I get no offers
     Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue

2. (vulgar, derogatory) A person who is sexually promiscuous; a slut.
3. (vulgar, derogatory) A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.
4. (vulgar, derogatory) A person who will violate behavioral standards to achieve something desired.
5. (vulgar, derogatory) A contemptible person.

Synonyms

• (prostitute): See also Thesaurus:prostitute
• (promiscuous woman): See also Thesaurus:promiscuous woman

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Verb

whore (third-person singular simple present whores, present participle whoring, simple past and past participle whored)

1. (intransitive, vulgar) To prostitute oneself.
2. (intransitive, vulgar) To engage the services of a prostitute.
3. (transitive, vulgar) To pimp; to pander.
4. (transitive, vulgar) To promote shamelessly.

5. (intransitive, vulgar) To pursue false gods.
6. (intransitive, vulgar) To pursue false goals.
7. (transitive, slang, video games, vulgar, derogatory) To overuse something.

Synonyms

• (to prostitute oneself): sell one's body, turn tricks; see also Thesaurus:prostitute oneself
• (to pimp): pander, turn out; see also Thesaurus:pimp out
• (to promote shamelessly): tout, pimp

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Anagrams

• Hower, how're, hower, howre