Meaning of STRUMPET
| Pronunciation: | | 'strumpit
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| | Definition: | | [n] a woman adulterer |
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| | Synonyms: | | adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut |
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| | See Also: | | adulterer, fornicator | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Strum"pet\, n. [OE. strumpet, strompet; cf. OF. stupe
debauchery, F. stupe, L. stuprare, stupratum, to debauch,
stuprum debauchery, Gael. & Ir. striopach a prostitute.]
A prostitute; a harlot. --Shak.
\Strum"pet\, a.
Of or pertaining to a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet.
Out on thy more than strumpet impudence. --B. Jonson.
\Strum"pet\, v. t.
1. To debauch. [Obs.] --Shak.
2. To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet;
hence, to belie; to slander.
With his untrue reports, strumpet your fame.
--Massinger.
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