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SLATTERN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dirty untidy woman

Synonyms:

slattern; slovenly woman; slut; trollop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("slattern" is a kind of...):

pig; slob; sloven; slovenly person (a coarse obnoxious person)

Derivation:

slatternly (characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets

Synonyms:

floozie; floozy; hooker; hustler; slattern; street girl; streetwalker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("slattern" is a kind of...):

bawd; cocotte; cyprian; fancy woman; harlot; lady of pleasure; prostitute; sporting lady; tart; whore; woman of the street; working girl (a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money)

Derivation:

slatternly (characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women)

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