Hypertext Webster Gateway: "whore"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
whore
n : a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {prostitute},
{cocotte}, {harlot}, {trollop}, {bawd}, {tart}, {cyprian},
{fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {lady of
pleasure}, {woman of the street}]
v 1: corrupt by lewd intercourse
2: have unlawful sex with a whore
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