pretty horsebreaker

noun

A courtesan; a female prostitute.

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Meanings

nounpretty horsebreaker (plural pretty horsebreakers)

plural pretty horsebreakers

  1. euphemisticobsoleteA courtesan; a female prostitute.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
prostitute

Origin

In reference to the prostitutes who used to ride horses near Hyde Park in London, then a fashionable place for young society men and ladies to go riding.

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APA

pretty horsebreaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretty%20horsebreaker

MLA

“pretty horsebreaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretty%20horsebreaker. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretty horsebreaker,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretty%20horsebreaker.

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