fornicator

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UK/ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/

noun

An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.

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Meanings

nounfornicator (plural fornicators)

plural fornicators · alternative fornicatour

  1. An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.

    (As for) the fornicatress and the fornicator, flog each of them, (giving) a hundred stripes, and let not pity for them detain you in the matter of obedience to Allah, if you believe in Allah and the last day, and let a party of believers witness their chastisement.

    1917, Maulana Muhammad Ali (translator), Qu’ran 24:2
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    Know yee not that the vnrighteous ſhall not inherite the kingdome of God? Be not deceiued: neither fornicatours, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abuſers of themſelues with mankinde, Nor theeues, nor couetous, nor drunkards, nor reuilers, nor extortioners, ſhall inherit the kingdom of God.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 6:9–10, column 1

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who commits adultery or fornication

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Origin

  1. Medieval Latinfornicātor
  2. Middle Englishfornicatour
  3. Englishfornicator

From Middle English fornicatour, from Medieval Latin fornicātor.

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Translations

Arabic زَانٍ
  • زَانٍ (zānin)unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
Dutch ontuchtige
  • ontuchtigeunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
French fornicateur, forniqueur
  • fornicateurunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • forniqueurunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • fornicatriceunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
German Hurenbock, Hurer
  • Hurenbockunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • Hurerunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • Hureunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • Unzuchtsünderunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • Unzuchtsünderinunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • Unzüchtigerunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • Unzüchtigeunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
Irish táthach
  • táthachunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
Slovak chlipník, chlipnica
  • chlipníkunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • chlipnicaunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • chlípnikunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • chlípnicaunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • nerestníkunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • nerestnicaunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • smilníkunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • smilnicaunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
Spanish fornicador, fornicario
  • fornicadorunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
  • fornicariounmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
Swedish horbock
  • horbockunmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse
Cite this entry
APA

fornicator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fornicator

MLA

“fornicator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fornicator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fornicator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fornicator.

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