BAWD

prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street

(noun) a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Noun

bawd (plural bawds)

(now archaic or historical) A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer, a madame.

A lewd person.

Adjective

bawd (comparative more bawd, superlative most bawd)

(obsolete) Joyous; riotously gay.

Verb

bawd (third-person singular simple present bawds, present participle bawding, simple past and past participle bawded)

(archaic) To procure women for lewd purposes.

Anagrams

• dawb

Source: Wiktionary

---

Bawd, n. Etym: [OE. baude, OF. balt, baut, baude, bold, merry, perh. fr. OHG. bald bold; or fr. Celtic, cf. W. baw dirt. Cf. Bold, Bawdry.]

Definition: A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for a lewd purpose; a procurer or procuress; a lewd person; -- usually applied to a woman.

Bawd, v. i.

Definition: To procure women for lewd purposes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---