ˈmerə̇(ˌ).triks noun
( plural meretri·ces ˌmerə̇.ˈtrī(ˌ)sēz)
Etymology: Latin, from merēre to earn, gain — more at merit
: prostitute
with my lamentable visits to the Ring at Blackfriars, or to my meretrix in Holland Park — Cyril Connolly
ˈmerə̇(ˌ).triks noun
( plural meretri·ces ˌmerə̇.ˈtrī(ˌ)sēz)
Etymology: Latin, from merēre to earn, gain — more at merit
: prostitute
with my lamentable visits to the Ring at Blackfriars, or to my meretrix in Holland Park — Cyril Connolly
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012