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whorehound

UK/ˈhɔːhaʊnd/

whorehound noun: someone who often has sex with prostitutes.

Noun

whorehound (plural whorehounds)

  1. (US, slang, vulgar) Someone who often has sex with prostitutes.
    • ‘Don't worry about me. I don't drink and I don't run around. I'm no boozer and whorehound. I know what's good for me.’1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 122

Forms of whorehound

pluralwhorehounds

Origin of whorehound

From whore + hound.

Questions about whorehound

What does whorehound mean?
Whorehound means someone who often has sex with prostitutes.
What part of speech is whorehound?
Whorehound is a noun.
How do you pronounce whorehound?
Whorehound is pronounced /ˈhɔːhaʊnd/ (UK).
What is the plural of whorehound?
The plural of whorehound is whorehounds.

Words near whorehound in the dictionary

  1. whoredoms
  2. whoreface
  3. whorefaces
  4. whorefucker
  5. whorefuckers
  6. whorehound
  7. whorehounds
  8. whorehouse
  9. whorehouses
  10. whoreish
  11. whoreless

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