# strumpet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstɹʌm.pɪt/

## Definitions
1. A female prostitute.
2. A woman who is promiscuous.
3. A female adulterer.
4. A mistress.
5. A trollop; a whore.

## Etymology
From Middle English strumpet, strompet, strumpett. Further origin uncertain; possibly from Middle Dutch strompen (“to stalk”) or strompe (“stocking”); or Late Latin stuprum (“violation”) or stuprare (“to violate”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/strumpet