whoremonger

whore·mon·ger

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hawr-muhng-ger, -mong-, hohr- or, often, hoo r-]
- /ˈhɔrˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-, ˈhoʊr- or, often, ˈhʊər-/
- /ˈhɔː.mʌŋ.ɡə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawr-muhng-ger, -mong-, hohr- or, often, hoo r-]
- /ˈhɔrˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-, ˈhoʊr- or, often, ˈhʊər-/

Definitions of whoremonger word

noun whoremonger someone who consorts with whores; a lecher or pander. 1
noun whoremonger A person who has dealings with prostitutes, especially a sexually promiscuous man. 1
noun whoremonger a person who consorts with whores; lecher 0
noun whoremonger a man who has sexual intercourse or associates with whores; specif., a pimp 0
noun whoremonger (Britain, vulgar) A frequent customer of whores. 0
noun whoremonger (Britain, vulgar) A procurer of whores; a pimp. 0

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Origin of whoremonger

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30; whore + monger

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Parts of speech for Whoremonger

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Whoremonger

whoremonger popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% 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.

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Synonyms for whoremonger

noun whoremonger

procurer — a person who procures, especially a pander or pimp.
hustler — an enterprising person determined to succeed; go-getter.
mack — a mackintosh.
pander — a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
panderer — a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.

All 6 Synonyms of whoremonger