strumpet

Meanings

Noun

• A female prostitute
• A woman who is very sexually active.
• A female adulterer.
• A mistress.
• A trollop; a whore.

Verb

• To debauch.
• To dishonour with the reputation of being a strumpet; to belie; to slander.

Origin

• From Middle English strumpet, strompet, strumpett. Further origin uncertain; possibly from Middle Dutch strompen ("to stalk") or strompe; or Late Latin stuprum ("violation") or stuprare.