What does whoremonger mean?

Definitions for whoremonger
ˈhɔrˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-, ˈhoʊr-; often ˈhʊər-whore·mon·ger

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. whoremaster, whoremonger, john, tricknoun

    a prostitute's customer

  2. whoremaster, whoremongernoun

    a pimp who procures whores

Wiktionary

  1. whoremongernoun

    A frequent customer of whores.

  2. whoremongernoun

    A procurer of whores; a pimp.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Whoremaster, Whoremongernoun

    One who keeps whores, or converses with a fornicatress.

    Etymology: whore and master or monger.

    What is a whoremaster, fool? a fool in good cloaths and something like thee. William Shakespeare.

    As if we were drunkards, by a planetary influence; an admirable evasion of whoremaster man, to lay his goatish disposition on the change of a star. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    Art thou fully persuaded that no whoremonger nor adulterer shall have any inheritance in the kingdom of God? and dost thou continue to practise these vices? John Tillotson, Sermons.

    A rank notorious whoremaster, to choose,
    To thrust his neck into the marriage noose. Dryden.

    If he were jealous, he might clip his wife’s wings; but what would this avail, when there were flocks of whoremasters perpetually hovering over his house. Joseph Addison, Guardian.

Wikipedia

  1. whoremonger

    Clients of prostitutes or sex workers are sometimes known as johns or tricks in North America and punters in Britain and Ireland. In common parlance among prostitutes as well as with others, the act of negotiating and then engaging with a client is referred to as turning a trick. Female clients are sometimes called janes, although the vast majority of prostitution clients are male in almost all countries.

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  1. whoremonger

    A whoremonger is a derogatory term used typically to describe a man who habitually associates with or pays for the services of prostitutes, or more generally, a man who is promiscuous or behaves dishonestly in his relationships with others. The term often carries connotations of immorality, deception, and disrespect for others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Whoremongernoun

    a whoremaster; a lecher; a man who frequents the society of whores

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of whoremonger in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of whoremonger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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