Morpheme
Whore
Type
free base
Denotation
derogatory term for woman, prostitute, unscrupulous person
Etymology
Middle English hore; Old English hōre
Evidence
bewhore, bitchwhore, camwhore, kinderwhore, manwhore, postwhore, whore, whored, whoredom, whorehound, whorehouse, whorelike, whoreling, whorely, whoreman, whoremaster, whoremonger, whorephobia, whores, whoreship, whoresome, whoreson, whorey, whoring, whorish
Notes
unetymological <wh> fixed by 16c.
homophone of Hoar
