whoremaster

noun

"whoremaster" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“whoremaster” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A man who uses the services of prostitutes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-whoremaster · whoremaster · English

whoremaster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for whoremaster
PropertyValue
Headwordwhoremaster
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “whoremaster” in English

whoremastersits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

whoremaster is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for whoremaster in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From earlier hore-maister, equivalent to whore + master. The correct English form is whoremaster, spelled W-H-O-R-E-M-A-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A man who uses the services of prostitutes.
  2. 2
    A pimp.
  3. 3
    An exploiter of people.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how whoremaster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Noiselessly the fat whoremaster glided across the floor. Jimmy Earls the brothel creeper.
  2. a. 2000, Dale Brown, quoted in Commercialism and Conflict in Big-Time College Sports by Andrew Zimbalist This one-billion-dollar TV contract is the paramount example of the injustices in the game. Look at the money we make off predominately poor black kids. We're the whoremasters.

Etymology

From earlier hore-maister, equivalent to whore + master.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "whoremaster"?
"whoremaster" is spelled W-H-O-R-E-M-A-S-T-E-R.
What does "whoremaster" mean?
As a noun, "whoremaster" means: A man who uses the services of prostitutes.
What is the origin of the word "whoremaster"?
From earlier hore-maister, equivalent to whore + master. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list