whore : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: whore	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for whore
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whore n a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street] v work as a prostitute have unlawful sex with a whore compromise oneself for money or other gains; "She whored herself to Hollywood"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whore \Whore\, n. [OE. hore, AS. h[?]re; akin to D. hoer, hoere, G. hure, OHG. huora, huorra, Icel. h[?]ra, Dan. hore, Sw. hora, Goth. h[?]rs an adulterer, AS. h[?]r adultery, OHG. huor, and probably to L. carus dear. Cf. {Charity}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whore \Whore\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whoring}.] [Cf. Icel. h[?]ra. See {Whore}, n.] 1. To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness. 2. (Script.) To worship false and impure gods.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whore \Whore\, v. t. To corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to debauch. [R.] --Congreve.