noun
strumpet
STRUHM-piht
noun
1
An old-fashioned, disparaging term for a promiscuous woman or prostitute.
"The word "strumpet" appears often in Shakespeare’s plays as an insult."
How to Use Strumpet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA dated, insulting word for a woman seen as sexually promiscuous — rarely used outside historical or literary contexts today.
When to use it
Archaic and derogatory; mainly encountered in older literature such as Shakespeare rather than modern speech.
Word Forms
strumpeted past tense, strumpets plural, strumpets singular
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Etymology
From Middle English strumpet, of uncertain origin, possibly linked to a Middle Dutch word for "to stalk" or the Latin stuprum ("violation").