noun
Meaning 1
A female prostitute.
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Standard Lemma guide
strumpet
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/ˈstɹʌm.pɪt/
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rhymes with -ʌmpɪt
noun
Meaning 2
A woman who is promiscuous.
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noun
Meaning 3
A female adulterer.
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noun
Meaning 4
A mistress.
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noun
Meaning 5
A trollop; a whore.
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Usage: derogatory
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verb
Meaning 6
To debauch.
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Usage: obsolete, transitive
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verb
Meaning 7
To dishonour with the reputation of being a strumpet; to belie; to slander.
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Usage: obsolete, transitive
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noun
Meaning 8
a woman adulterer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, trollop
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Broader terms: adulterer, fornicator
History
Etymology
From Middle English strumpet, strompet, strumpett. Further origin uncertain; possibly from Middle Dutch strompen (“to stalk”) or strompe (“stocking”); or Late Latin stuprum (“violation”) or stuprare (“to violate”).
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: проститу́тка (prostitútka) — A prostitute
- Chinese Mandarin: 婊子 (biǎozi) — A prostitute
- Chinese Mandarin: 妓女 (biǎozi) — A prostitute
- Czech: kurva — A prostitute
- Danish: skøge — A prostitute
- Danish: ludder — A prostitute
- Danish: hore — A prostitute
- Dutch: hoer — A prostitute
- Dutch: lichtekooi — A prostitute
- French: pute — A prostitute
- French: putain — A prostitute
- French: roulure — A prostitute
- German: Hure — A prostitute
- German: Dirne — A prostitute
- Ancient Greek: κασαλβάς (kasalbás) — A prostitute
- Irish: striapach — A prostitute
- Italian: puttana — A prostitute
- Italian: sgualdrina — A prostitute
- Italian: battona — A prostitute
- Italian: squillo — A prostitute
- Italian: peripatetica — A prostitute
- Macedonian: курва (kurva) — A prostitute
- Macedonian: ченгија (čengija) — A prostitute
- Polish: cichodajka — A prostitute
- Polish: ladacznica — A prostitute
- Portuguese: puta — A prostitute
- Portuguese: meretriz — A prostitute
- Russian: проститу́тка (prostitútka) — A prostitute
- Russian: потаску́ха (potaskúxa) — A prostitute
- Scottish Gaelic: strìopach — A prostitute
- Scottish Gaelic: siùrsach — A prostitute
- Spanish: puta — A prostitute
- Spanish: golfa — A prostitute
- Spanish: ramera — A prostitute
- Swedish: hora — A prostitute
- Swedish: slinka — A prostitute
- Thai: โสเภณี (sǒo-pee-nii) — A prostitute
- Ottoman Turkish: قالتاق (kaltak) — A prostitute
- Ottoman Turkish: مال (mal) — A prostitute