Har"lot (?), n. [OE.harlot, herlot, a vagabond, OF. harlot, herlot, arlot; cf. Pr. arlot, Sp. arlote, It. arlotto; of uncertain origin.]
1.
A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth.
[Obs.]
He was a gentle harlot and a kind.
Chaucer.
2.
A person given to low conduct; a rogue; a cheat; a rascal.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
3.
A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a common woman; a strumpet.
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Har"lot, a.
Wanton; lewd; low; base.
Shak.
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Har"lot, v. i.
To play the harlot; to practice lewdness.
Milton.
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