/hɔː/
#1538 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
An old and very insulting word for a woman who sells sex, used far more often as a public attack on a woman's character. The neutral modern term is "sex worker". Recognise it, do not use it.
Word origin
From Old English hore, from an old Germanic root meaning dear or beloved, the same root that gave Latin carus. The kind word turned into a cruel one.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hore
Examples
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It is a shaming word, said in public to hurt in public.
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The old literal meaning. Today the neutral term is "sex worker".
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That is the sense a learner will actually meet, and it is the more offensive one.
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