"whoreman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whoremen [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English horeman, equivalent to whore + man. Compare Danish horkarl (“whoremonger”), Swedish horkarl (“whoremaster; fornicator”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|horeman}} Middle English horeman, {{compound|en|whore|man}} whore + man, {{cog|da|horkarl||whoremonger}} Danish horkarl (“whoremonger”), {{cog|sv|horkarl||whoremaster; fornicator}} Swedish horkarl (“whoremaster; fornicator”) Head templates: {{en-noun|whoremen}} whoreman (plural whoremen)
  1. (obsolete) An adulterer Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-whoreman-en-noun--YLxR6Ao
  2. (informal) A pimp Tags: informal Synonyms (pimp): whoremaster, pander, pimp
    Sense id: en-whoreman-en-noun-8lJRXR0~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of 'pimp': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: manwhore

Inflected forms

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