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Definition of Harlot

Harlot
Harlot Har"lot, n. [OE. harlot, herlot, a vagabond, OF. harlot, herlot, arlot; cf. Pr. arlot, Sp. arlote, It. arlotto; of uncertain origin.] 1. A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth. --[Obs.] He was a gentle harlot and a kind. --Chaucer. 2. A person given to low conduct; a rogue; a cheat; a rascal. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a common woman; a strumpet.
Harlot
Harlot Har"lot, a. Wanton; lewd; low; base. --Shak.
Harlot
Harlot Har"lot, v. i. To play the harlot; to practice lewdness. --Milton.

Meaning of Harlot from wikipedia

- The Church used Mary Magdalene's biblical history of being a reformed harlot to encourage prostitutes to repent and mend their ways. Simultaneously,...
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