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whoremonger

[hawr-muhng-ger, -mong-, hohr- or, often, hoor-]

noun

someone who consorts with whores; a lecher or pander.

Also called whore·mas·ter

[hawr-mas-ter, -mah-ster, hohr- or, often, hoor-] .

Origin:
1520–30; whore + monger

Related forms

whore·mon·ger·ing, whore·mas·ter·y, noun

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whoremonger (ˈhɔːˌmʌŋɡə)

—n
	a person who consorts with whores; lecher

'whoremongery

—n

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