whorehound

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UK/ˈhɔːhaʊnd/

noun

Someone who often has sex with prostitutes.

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Meanings

nounwhorehound (plural whorehounds)

plural whorehounds

  1. USslangvulgarSomeone 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

Origin

From whore + hound.

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APA

whorehound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whorehound

MLA

“whorehound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whorehound. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whorehound,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whorehound.

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