whoreman en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English horeman, equivalent to whore + man. Compare Danish horkarl (“whoremonger”), Swedish horkarl (“whoremaster; fornicator”).
Meanings
- (obsolete) An adulterer
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(informal) A pimp
Charlie Leamus, one of the boys l'd fooled with, told me Pierson was really a whoreman and would be peddling the girls in the wagon after dark, out at Jackson's Hollow, a mile or so out of town.
2012, James Carlos Blake, The Pistoleer:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whoremen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
pander (pimp) · pimp (pimp) · whoremaster (pimp)