whoremonger

whoremonger
whoremongering, whoremastery, n.
/hawr"mung'geuhr, -mong'-, hohr"-/ or, often, /hoor"-/, n.
someone who consorts with whores; a lecher or pander. Also called whoremaster /hawr"mas'teuhr, -mah'steuhr, hohr"-/ or, often, /hoor"-/.
[1520-30; WHORE + MONGER]

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  • Whoremonger — Whore mon ger, n. A whoremaster; a lecher; a man who frequents the society of whores. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whoremonger — 1520s, from WHORE (Cf. whore) + MONGER (Cf. monger) …   Etymology dictionary

  • whoremonger — [hôr′mas΄tərhôr′muŋ΄gər, hôr′mäŋ΄gər] n. Archaic a man who has sexual intercourse or associates with whores; specif., a pimp: also whoremaster [hôr′mas΄tər] …   English World dictionary

  • whoremonger — noun Date: 1526 whoremaster …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • whoremonger — noun a) A frequent customer of whores. b) A procurer of whores; a pimp …   Wiktionary

  • whoremonger — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. whoremaster, go between, hustler*; see agent 1 , pimp …   English dictionary for students

  • whoremonger — n. pimp; one who frequently associates with prostitutes …   English contemporary dictionary

  • whoremonger — (also whoremaster) noun archaic a person who has dealings with prostitutes …   English new terms dictionary

  • whoremonger — n 1. libertine, debauchee, dissipater, Inf. rip; profligate, rake, rakehell, roue; lecher, Sl. letch, satyr, Pathol. satyromaniac; voluptuary, sensualist, sybarite, hedonist; reprobate, degenerate, pervert, sadist, masochist; womanizer, wencher,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • whoremonger — whore•mon•ger [[t]ˈhɔrˌmʌŋ gər, ˌmɒŋ , ˈhoʊr [/t]] often [[t]ˈhʊər [/t]] n. a person who consorts with whores Also called whore′mas ter …   From formal English to slang

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