manwhore
manwhore noun: a man who has sex with clients for money; a male prostitute.
Noun
manwhore (plural manwhores)
- A man who has sex with clients for money; a male prostitute.
- A schmo who finds love by prostituting himself is...rather sweet in a sophomoric, manwhore-with-a-heart-of-gold kind of way.1999 December 10, Michael O'Sullivan, “Not Just a 'Gigolo'”, in Washington Post
- He's a man-whore, Paige. He seduces women for money. He seduced you and countless married women without any care for the consequences.2006, Farrell Kaye, Helltown: The Adventures of the Midnight Man, page 217
- A promiscuous man who has no regard for his sexual partners or the emotional value of his relationships.
- The whole room fell silent, the girls all paused with glee. Turning left, turning right, are they looking at me? Well, I was looking at them, there, there, on the dance floor. Now, they got me in the middle, feeling like a manwhore.2003, Big Boi, “The Way You Move”, in Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, New York: Arista Records
- We both knew Cypress had been around the block a few times. He had been a serious manwhore and only got his shit together when he found Bree.2017, E. L. Todd, 400 First Kisses, New York, NY.: Hartwick Publishing, →ISBN, page 65
- Synonyms:
- womanizer, adulterer, bed-hopper, carpetmonger, chamberer, debauchee, debaucher, fornicator, gallant, lecher
Verb
manwhore (third-person singular simple present manwhores, present participle manwhoring, simple past and past participle manwhored)
- To prostitute oneself, as a man.
- ‘Charles ain't exactly got his feet on the ground. Last week he swore to me that he was spending his nights in New Orleans manwhoring hisself.[…]’2020, Eoin Colfer, Highfire, Hachette, →ISBN
Synonyms of manwhore
Forms of manwhore
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | manwhores |
| alternative form | man-whore |
| alternative form | man whore |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | manwhores |
| present participle | manwhoring |
| past participle | manwhored |
| past | manwhored |
Origin of manwhore
From man + whore.
Questions about manwhore
- What does manwhore mean?
- Manwhore means a man who has sex with clients for money; a male prostitute.
- What part of speech is manwhore?
- Manwhore can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of manwhore?
- The plural of manwhore is manwhores.
Words near manwhore in the dictionary
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