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noun

Strumpet n. A prostitute; a harlot.

verb

Strumpet v. t.

To debauch. (Obs.)

To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet; hence, to belie; to slander. "With his untrue reports, strumpet your fame."

adjective

Strumpet adj. Of or pertaining to a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet. "Out on thy more than strumpet impudence."

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"Strumpet" Quotes from Famous Books

... was furious, her woman's instinct revolted, and she called her daughter, who was in tears, every name she could think of, "a trollop" and "a strumpet." Then, however, the old man made her hold her tongue, and as he took up his cap to go and talk the matter over with Master Cesaire Omont, he remarked: "She is actually more stupid than I thought she was; she did not even know what he ...

— The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume II (of 8) • Guy de Maupassant

... strumpet nere been borne: Troian, thy ruthfull tale hath made me sad: Come let vs thinke vpon some pleasing sport, To rid me from these ...

— The Tragedy of Dido Queene of Carthage • Christopher Marlowe

... of melodrama. Windows glint evilly. Doorways grin with rows of electric teeth. This, Jonnerrvetter! is the Great City of the old-time ten-twenty-thirty thrillers. The devourer of innocence, the strumpet of stone. ...

— A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago • Ben Hecht

... Oliver quietly. "I think you have something for which to thank him, if he revealed to you the truth of that strumpet's nature. I would have warned thee, lad. But... Perhaps I have been weak ...

— The Sea-Hawk • Raphael Sabatini

... her strumpet, which only made her scream with laughter; then, turning to the Spaniard, she told him to make out ...

— The Memoires of Casanova, Complete • Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

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