What is a harlot?

Answer 1

A woman of ill repute... a hooker and tramp a floosy!

Answer 2

A harlot is a prostitute. In modern usage, the word refers particularly to female prostitutes.
In the past, the word harlot has been used to refer to a man. The word is first recorded in English in a work written around the beginning of the 13th century, meaning "a man of no fixed occupation, vagabond, beggar," and soon afterwards used to mean "male lecher." In the 14th century, it began to be used to refer to women. How this meaning developed from the male sense is not clear. For a time, the word could also refer to a juggler or jester of either sex, but by the close of the 17th century the word became exclusive to women.

Answer 3

The word harlot nowadays refers to a particular kind of woman, but interestingly it used to refer to a particular kind of man. The word is first recorded in English in a work written around the beginning of the 13th century, meaning "a man of no fixed occupation, vagabond, beggar," and soon afterwards meant "male lecher." Already in the 14th century it appears as a deprecatory word for a woman, though exactly how this meaning developed from the male sense is not clear. For a time the word could also refer to a juggler or jester of either sex, but by the close of the 17th century its usage referring to males had disappeared.

Answer 4

I think you want the Religion and Spirituality section. In the Bible (mainly Old Testament), a harlot was a person of professional 'practices' (basically a prostitute)...

Answer 5

A harlot is a prostitute. In modern usage, the word refers particularly to female prostitutes

Answer 6

A harlot is known as an adulteress, who entices with flattery and worldly pleasures.

Answer 7

Why is this question in the Pontiac section?

Answer 8

A woman of loose virtue- in other words a slapper!

Answer 9

an old fashioned name for a prostitute

Answer 10

Slapper,prostitute etc etc