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HARLOT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sexology
- Offences and crimes
- Social Problems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prostitute
1, record 1, English, prostitute
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- harlot 2, record 1, English, harlot
correct
- night walker 3, record 1, English, night%20walker
- street walker 4, record 1, English, street%20walker
- gill flirt 3, record 1, English, gill%20flirt
- burlap sister 3, record 1, English, burlap%20sister
- common woman 3, record 1, English, common%20woman
- herbwalker 5, record 1, English, herbwalker
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A woman who engages in promiscuous sexual intercourse for pay. 6, record 1, English, - prostitute
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Lankester had an unfortunate brush with the police in Piccadilly over the possible demanded services of a prostitute. ... [He] admitted to a close friend that he was unable to relate sexually to women of his own class and could get an erection only in the company of harlots. 2, record 1, English, - prostitute
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source of "herbwalker": The Times (London), 26 Apr. 1985, p. 3. 5, record 1, English, - prostitute
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sexologie
- Infractions et crimes
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prostituée
1, record 1, French, prostitu%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- professionnelle du trottoir 2, record 1, French, professionnelle%20du%20trottoir
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Femme qui se livre à la prostitution, en se donnant à quiconque la paie. 1, record 1, French, - prostitu%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sexología
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Problemas sociales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- prostituta
1, record 1, Spanish, prostituta
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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