[whore] n [ME hore, fr. OE hore; akin to ON hora whore, horr adulterer, L carus dear--more at charity] (bef. 12c) 1: a woman who engages in sexual acts for money: prostitute; also: a promiscuous or immoral woman
2: a male who engages in sexual acts for money
3: a venal or unscrupulous person
[2]whore vb whored ; whor.ing vi (1583) 1: to have unlawful sexual intercourse as or with a whore
2: to pursue a faithless, unworthy, or idolatrous desire ~ vt, obs: to corrupt by lewd intercourse: debauch