strumpet

[ struhm-pit ]

noun

, Older Use.

1. a prostitute.
2. a sexually promiscuous woman (now often used facetiously).

strumpet

/ ˈstrʌmpɪt /

noun

1. archaic.
   a prostitute or promiscuous woman

Other Words From

• strum·pet·like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of strumpet¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of strumpet¹

C14: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Then I saw that it was not tied at the waist but below the navel, like a strumpet’s, and that she was naked below.

From Literature

Twitter user Strumpet recently posted a picture of the bag with the caption, “My local Morrison’s is selling actual sacks of wet eggs. This is the most wretched and cursed item I have ever witnessed.”

From Fox News

O’Farrell said Hathaway has been portrayed as “an illiterate strumpet” because she was uneducated and eight years older than Shakespeare.

From Washington Times

O’Farrell said Hathaway has been portrayed as “an illiterate strumpet” because she was uneducated and eight years older than Shakespeare.

From Seattle Times

Ghosts abound in his work, starting with the very first story in the collection, “Clarence and the Dead,” in which a 3-year-old boy sends Tims Creek into an uproar when he begins delivering messages from their dead relatives, not always kind ones: “Your mama says Joe Hattan is stepping out on you with that strumpet Viola Stokes.”

From Slate