A woman who is a sex worker How to use harlot in a sentence. Something, personified as female, likened to or resembling a harlot (sense 2b), esp In being superficially attractive or seductive, but morally corrupt or debasing. From middle english harlot, from old french harlot, herlot, arlot (“vagabond Likely to be ultimately of germanic origin, either from a derivation of *harjaz (“army
Military leader”) or from a diminutive of *karilaz (“man A prostitute or sexually promiscuous woman. See examples of harlot used in a sentence. A woman who engages in promiscuous or immoral sexual behavior in exchange for money or material possessions He was warned about the treacherous nature of the harlot but couldn't resist her charms. Definition of harlot noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary