strumpet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woman adulterer
    adulteress; jade; slut; hussy; loose woman; trollop; fornicatress.

WordNet

Strum"pet noun
Etymology
OE. strumpet, strompet; cf. OF. stupe debauchery, F. stupe, L. stuprare, stupratum, to debauch, stuprum debauchery, Gael. & Ir. striopach a prostitute.
Definitions
  1. A prostitute; a harlot. Shak.
Strum"pet adjective
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet.
    Out on thy more than strumpet impudence. B. Jonson.
Strum"pet transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To debauch. Obs. Shak.
  2. To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet; hence, to belie; to slander.
    With his untrue reports, strumpet your fame. Massinger.

Webster 1913