English · Word Candidate

whore

/hɔː/

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Also seen as: whores · whoring · whored

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Synonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Dị nghĩa của prostitute: người (đặc biệt là phụ nữ) cung cấp dịch vụ tình dục để nhận thanh toán

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Noun⚠ Register: vulgar

Examples

The merciless Macdonald – worthy to be a rebel, for that the multiplying villainies of nature do swarm upon him – from the Western Isles of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied, and fortune on his damned quarrel smiling showed like a rebel's whore.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A person who is sexually promiscuous; a slut.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người lăng nhăng về tình dục; một người điếm

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Noun⚠ Register: vulgar

Examples

He cals her on a ſudden, all to naught; ſhe is a ſtrumpet, a light huswife, a bitch, an arrant whore.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To prostitute oneself.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm nghề mại dâm

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Verb⚠ Register: vulgar

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To engage the services of a prostitute.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thuê dịch vụ của một người bán dâm

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Verb⚠ Register: vulgar

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “whore” mean?

Synonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment.

Is “whore” formal or informal?

whore is generally vulgar.

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