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strumpet

strum·pet
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [struhm-pit]
    • /ˈstrʌm pɪt/
    • /ˈstrʌm.pɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [struhm-pit]
    • /ˈstrʌm pɪt/

Definitions of strumpet word

  • noun strumpet a prostitute; harlot. 1
  • noun strumpet prostitute 1
  • noun strumpet a prostitute or promiscuous woman 0
  • noun strumpet a prostitute; harlot 0

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Origin of strumpet

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < ?

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Strumpet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

strumpet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

strumpet usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for strumpet

verb strumpet

  • bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
  • be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
  • blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
  • muckrake — to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
  • muckraking — to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.

noun strumpet

  • bawd — a person who runs a brothel, esp a woman
  • bimbo — If someone calls a young woman a bimbo, they think that although she is pretty she is rather stupid.
  • doxies — opinion; doctrine.
  • doxy — opinion; doctrine.
  • harlot — a prostitute; whore.

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