First Known Use: 15th century
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harlot
noun har·lot \ˈhär-lət\
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Origin of HARLOT
Middle English, rogue, buffoon, female prostitute, from Anglo-French herlot beggar, vagabond
Related to HARLOT
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- bawd, call girl, cocotte, courtesan, drab, prostitute, hooker, hustler, sex worker, streetwalker, strumpet, tart, whore
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