strumpet
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈstrʌmpɪt/
- Slur
- If you take that little strumpet to the party, I shall...
- the little strumpet
- tea and strumpets
- strumpet's plague
Examples
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Why do you bring them here, strumpet?
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You heard what I said, strumpet.
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You know, the strumpet last night.
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A woman can be seen as a saint or a strumpet.
Academic text (2002) -
The trouble was, the little strumpet took to magic like a salamander to the flames.
Fiction book (1994) -
You say you love Bathsheba—yet you believe her to be little more than a strumpet.
Fiction book (1998) -
The novel depicts the struggles of a woman labeled as a strumpet by society, portraying her in a complex light.
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In the story, the protagonist confronts the town's judgment of her mother, who was unfairly branded a strumpet.
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The elders in the village whispered about the young woman, calling her a strumpet whenever she passed by.
Synonyms
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9.6
A woman who has many casual sexual partners and the word is offensive
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8.4
A person, usually a woman, who has sex with many different people
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9.9
A woman who sells sex for money
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8.2
A woman who has sex with someone who is married to another person
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8.5
A woman who has many sexual partners and is judged by others
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9.9
An old insulting word for a woman who is unfaithful
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9.9
A woman who has sex with someone she is not married to
How Promiscuous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Strumpet is a very old insulting name from medieval English and French for a woman seen as 'sexually promiscuous'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of it as an old-fashioned, harsh label given by others, which is why it sounds insulting and is not used politely today.