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lady of pleasure

la·dy of pleas·ure
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ley-dee uhv, ov plezh-er]
    • /ˈleɪ di ʌv, ɒv ˈplɛʒ ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ley-dee uhv, ov plezh-er]
    • /ˈleɪ di ʌv, ɒv ˈplɛʒ ər/

Definition of lady of pleasure words

  • noun lady of pleasure a prostitute. 1
Just one definition for lady of pleasure

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Origin of lady of pleasure

First appearance:

before 1630
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40

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Parts of speech for Lady of pleasure

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Lady of pleasure

lady of pleasure popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for lady of pleasure

noun lady of pleasure

  • call girl — A call girl is a prostitute who makes appointments by telephone.
  • harlot — a prostitute; whore.
  • hooker — Joseph, 1814–79, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
  • lady of the evening — a prostitute.
  • streetwalker — a prostitute who solicits on the streets.
All 26 Synonyms of lady of pleasure

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