I. ˈhō(ə)r, ˈhȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə), chiefly euphemistic ˈhu̇(ə)r or -u̇ə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English hore, hoore, from Old English hōre; akin to Old High German huora whore, Old Norse hōra whore, hōrr adulterer, Gothic hors adulterer, Latin carus dear — more at charity
1. : a woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce ; especially : one who prostitutes her body for hire : harlot , prostitute
2. : one regarded as actuated by corrupt, unworthy, or idolatrous motives
our own 20th-century species of literary whore — H.J.Kaplan
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to have unlawful sexual intercourse with a whore
b. : to play the whore : act as a prostitute
2. : to pursue a faithless, unworthy, or idolatrous desire
go a whoring after their gods — Exod 34:15 (Authorized Version)
the great depression has not sent them whoring after planned economy — E.A.Mowrer
transitive verb
obsolete : to corrupt by lewd intercourse : debauch
he that hath kill'd my king, and whored my mother — Shakespeare