English

Pronunciation
(RP):

• AHD|hô, hwô
• IPA|/hÉ�Ë�/, /Ê�É�Ë�/
• SAMPA|/hO:/, /WO:/

(US):

• AHD|hôr, hwôr<!--is this correct?-->
• IPA|/hoÊ�r/, /hÉ�Ë�r/, /Ê�É�Ë�r/
• SAMPA|/hO:r/, /WO:r/

rhymes:English:-��(r)|Rhymes: -��(r)
audio|en-ca-whore.ogg|(Canadian)

Etymology
Old English h�re, Indo-European root *q�r "dear"; akin to Old Norse hóra "whore", hórr "adulterer", German Hure "whore", Middle High German huore, Old High German huora, Latin carus "dear".

Noun
en-noun

1. A prostitute.
2. pejorative A person who is considered to be sexually promiscuous.
3. A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.

Synonyms
see WikiSaurus:prostitute

Translations
trans-top|A prostitute
Afrikaans: hoor
Arabic: ARchar|عا�رة unicode|(�á:hira) f
Armenian: Õ¢Õ¸Õ¦ (boz)
Catalan: puta
Chinese: �女 (jì n�); 娼� (ch�ngjì); 賣淫, �淫 (màiyín)
Croatian: kurva
Czech: kurva
Danish: prostitureret, luder (vulgar)
Dutch: hoer f
Esperanto: putino, �iesulino, prostituino, publikulino, stratulino, amorulino
Estonian: hoor
Finnish: huora
French: putain m
German: Hure f, Nutte f
Greek: ���νη (pórni) f, ιε��δο�λη (ieróduli) f, (vulgar:) �ο��άνα (putána) f, ��ο�λα (tsúla) f, ��ο�λί (tsulí) n
Hebrew: ��נ� (zohnah) f, שר���� (sharmutah) f
Hungarian: kurva
Icelandic: hóra
Indonesian: cabo, pelacur
Italian: puttana, baldracca, prostituta, scrofa, troia, meretrice, zoccola, peripatetica, mignotta
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Japanese: 売�婦 (baishunfu); 淫��女 (����女, midara na onna)
Korean: �보 (galbo), ��� (nondani), 매�� (賣�婦, maechunbu)
Latin: meretrix f
Malay: pelacur
Norwegian: hore f
Persian: FAchar|ج�د� (jendeh)
Polish: dziwka f, prostytutka f, kurwa f (vulgar)
Portuguese: puta f
Romanian: curv� f, târf� f
Russian: к��ва (kúrva) f, п�о��и���ка (prostitútka) f, бл�д� (bljad�) f, по�а�к��а (potaskúxa) f, �л��а (šljúxa) f
Scottish Gaelic: siùrsach f, strìopach f
Serbian: kurva
Slovene: prostitutka
Spanish: puta, prostituta, zorra, fulana, golfa (Mexico), ramera, guarra, mujerzuela f
Swedish: hora
Thai: THchar|ห�ิ��ส�ภ�ี (yĭng s�hpâynee)
Turkish: orospu, kaltak, �ırfıntı, �ıllık, keva�e, fahi�e, a�ifte (or a�üfte)
Walloon: putain
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trans-top|sexually promiscuous person
Armenian: Õ¿Õ¾Õ¸Õ² (tvogh)
Greek: ακ�λα��η/ανήθικη γ�ναίκα (akolasti/anithiki gyneka) f, �ο��άνα (putana) f, ��ο�λα (tsoula) f
Hebrew: שר���� (sharlila) (slang) f
Norwegian: ludder n, tøs f
trans-mid
Portuguese: vadia, devassa, galinha
Russian: нена�ба (nenajóba) m|f, ��ка (súka) m|f, давалка (daválka) f, бл�д� (bljad�) f, под��илка (podstílka) f, побл�д��ка (pobljadúška) f, �лаб�й|�лаб/�лаб�й|�лаба на пе�едок (slab/slabá na peredók), л��ва (ljárva) f, де��вка (dešóvka) f
Scottish Gaelic: siùrsach f, strìopach f, leodag f, luid f, slapag f, reipseach f
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trans-top|unscrupulous person
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Russian: к��ве� (kurvéts) m, бл�д� (bljad�) m|f, гад (gad) m, говноед (govnojéd) m, гадина (gádina) m|f, побл�д�н�� (pobljadún�ja) f
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Verb
en-verb|whor|ing

1. intransitive: To prostitute oneself.
2. intransitive: To engage the services of a prostitute.
3. transitive: To pimp; to pander.

Translations
trans-top|to prostitute oneself
Arabic: ARchar|ع�ر unicode|(�áhara)
Armenian: տալ (tal), բոզո�թյո�ն անել (bozut῾yun anel)
Finnish: huorata, myydä itseään
German: sich prostituieren
Greek: εκ�ο�νε�ομαι (ekpornevome), εκδίδομαι (ekdidome)
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Italian: prostituirsi
Russian: �бл�дова���� (sbljadovát�sja), забл�дова���� (zabljadovát�sja)
Swedish: att hora
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trans-top|to engage a prostitute
Arabic: ARchar|عا�ر unicode|(�á:hara)
Armenian: Õ¢Õ¸Õ¦Õ« Õ£Õ¶Õ¡Õ¬ (bozi gnal)
Japanese 売�婦�買� (baishunfu o kau)
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Russian: �оди�� по бл�д�|бл�д�м (�odít� po bljádjam)
Spanish: ir de putas
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trans-top|to pimp
Arabic: ARchar|�اد unicode|(qá:da)
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Related terms
cute hoor (Hiberno English)
graphics whore

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• 2007-12-25 08:43 - SemperBlotto - /* Noun */

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