A woman who is a sex worker How to use harlot in a sentence. Something, personified as female, likened to or resembling a harlot (sense 2b), esp In being superficially attractive or seductive, but morally corrupt or debasing. From middle english harlot, from old french harlot, herlot, arlot (“vagabond Likely to be ultimately of germanic origin, either from a derivation of *harjaz (“army
Military leader”) or from a diminutive of *karilaz (“man In surnames), vagabond, man of no fixed occupation, idle rogue, from old french herlot, arlot vagabond, tramp, vagrant Rascal, scoundrel, with cognates in old provençal (arlot), old spanish (arlote), and italian (arlotto), but of unknown origin. A prostitute or sexually promiscuous woman. See examples of harlot used in a sentence. Harlot tends to have a slightly more neutral or even poetic tone, often used in literature or historical contexts
While often used interchangeably, “harlot” carries a stronger moral judgment than “prostitute.” “prostitute” is a more neutral clinical term, while “harlot” implies moral condemnation and societal disapproval.
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