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   whore

   /hɔː/

   noun

   • 1. a prostitute. derogatory
   • ▪ a person who is willing to do anything to get a particular thing: "he's a shameless publicity whore"
   • 2. a woman who has many casual sexual encounters or relationships. offensive

   verb

   • 1. work as a prostitute: derogatory "she was forced to whore in order to support herself"
   • ▪ (of a man) use the services of prostitutes: derogatory "they had whored and drunk like madmen"
   • ▪ debase oneself by doing something for unworthy motives, typically to make money: derogatory "he had never whored after money"

   Word Origin late Old English hōre, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoer and German Hure, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin carus ‘dear’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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