"whorehound" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɔːhaʊnd/ [UK] Audio: En-au-whorehound.ogg [Australia] Forms: whorehounds [plural]
Etymology: From whore + hound. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|whore|hound}} whore + hound Head templates: {{en-noun}} whorehound (plural whorehounds)
  1. (US, vulgar, slang) Someone who often has sex with prostitutes. Tags: US, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-whorehound-en-noun-veoj4rWC Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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