slattern Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
floozy; streetwalker; floozie; street girl; hooker; hustler.
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noun a dirty untidy woman
slovenly woman; slut; trollop.
WordNet
Slat"tern noun
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A woman who is negligent of her dress or house; one who is not neat and nice.
Slat"tern adjective
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Resembling a slattern; sluttish; slatterny. "The slattern air." Gay.
Slat"tern transitive verb
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To consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste; -- with away. R. Chesterfield.