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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

strumpet
    n 1: a woman adulterer [syn: adulteress, fornicatress,
         hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet,
         trollop]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Strumpet \Strum"pet\, v. t.
   1. To debauch. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   2. To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet;
      hence, to belie; to slander.
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            With his untrue reports, strumpet your fame.
                                                  --Massinger.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Strumpet \Strum"pet\, n. [OE. strumpet, strompet; cf. OF. stupe
   debauchery, F. stupe, L. stuprare, stupratum, to debauch,
   stuprum debauchery, Gael. & Ir. striopach a prostitute.]
   A prostitute; a harlot. --Shak.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Strumpet \Strum"pet\, a.
   Of or pertaining to a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet.
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         Out on thy more than strumpet impudence. --B. Jonson.
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5. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

STRUMPET. A harlot, or courtesan: this word was formerly used as an 
addition. Jacob's Law Dict. h.t.

Thesaurus Results for strumpet:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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