whoremonger
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- noun
- /ˈhɔːrˌmʌŋɡər/
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- The police arrested the local whoremonger for soliciting on the street.
Examples
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Just being a mattress hole for whoremongers.
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If he be a whoremonger and comes before him, he were as good go a mile on his errand" (3.1.290-91).
Academic text (2001) -
Whoremongers is also translated as fornication: Hebrews 13:4
Blog text (22) -
Despite his charm, everyone knew he was a notorious whoremonger with many connections to sex workers.
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In the novel, the main character is portrayed as a cunning whoremonger who exploits vulnerable women.
Synonyms
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A person who controls prostitutes and takes some of their money
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A person who finds customers for prostitutes
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A man who finds and controls people who sell sex and takes their money
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A person who finds clients for people who sell sex
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A person who finds clients for prostitutes
A man who finds customers for prostitutes and takes their money
A man who controls people who sell sex and takes their money
A person who uses money or gifts to control and profit from people they date
A man who pretends to love someone to trick and use them
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word whoremonger joins whore, meaning a person who sells sex, and monger, meaning 'seller' or 'dealer', the same -monger in fishmonger. That's why it can also mean a man who runs or profits from prostitutes, like a pimp.