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as in hussy
archaic
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman
a local wench who was well-known at the town's tavern
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as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant
a kitchen wench who went on to become an award-winning chef
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Recent Examples of wench
Maryland’s annual renaissance fair kicks off nine weekends of medieval celebrations, welcoming rogues, monks, maidens and wenches to step back to a time when owning a sword was cool.
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Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
There are many solid gags among this motley crew — the pirate forever chasing his false eye, the parrot trained to speak for its mute master, the series of fetching wenches who deliver slaps to Sparrow for past wrongs.
—Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2023
Directed by this tired tacky wench.
—Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 25 Oct. 2022
On the one hand, a wooden tendril growing out of a man’s back as the front of his body cavorts with a tavern wench is an amusing visual double entendre; some of the other CGI creatures, goofy mishmashes of various animals and insects, don’t inspire much fear.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021
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Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
There are many solid gags among this motley crew — the pirate forever chasing his false eye, the parrot trained to speak for its mute master, the series of fetching wenches who deliver slaps to Sparrow for past wrongs.
—Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2023
Directed by this tired tacky wench.
—Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 25 Oct. 2022
On the one hand, a wooden tendril growing out of a man’s back as the front of his body cavorts with a tavern wench is an amusing visual double entendre; some of the other CGI creatures, goofy mishmashes of various animals and insects, don’t inspire much fear.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wench
Noun
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Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garrett hang out with a hussy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2021
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Either way, the woman comes out the other end a victim and a champion, but as a tramp and a hussy too.—
Benjy Hansen-Bundy,
Glamour,
30 May 2018
Noun
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Birney also enlisted Chase’s help with the case of his housekeeper, Mathilda.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Irena brought in her early-twenties Mexican housekeeper, Gabriela, for a consultation.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Molly the maid, by now promoted to head maid at her posh hotel, is on the spectrum, and her literal understanding of the world makes for both funny moments and good insights.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
6 July 2025
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Could the maid be delivering a letter from another suitor?—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Milwaukee's entire siren system is comprised of sirens made by ASC, and at one point, the county had several hundred sirens, Dondajeski said.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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The myth of the siren has captivated storytellers for millennia.—
Kalie Cassidy
July 25,
Literary Hub,
25 July 2025
Noun
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In other words, the insecure floozy stereotype has very little basis in reality.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
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Sonja is my favorite floozy and watching her mug around the house all wasted is one of my favorite things in the entire universe.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
29 June 2021
Noun
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At some point, Perkins reportedly introduced Millard to a Black prostitute but Millard wanted a White one instead, the news report said, citing warrants.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
24 Mar. 2023
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, named after Shields’s controversial first film about a young girl who was a child prostitute, features interviews from her childhood friend and actress Laura Linney and Drew Barrymore and how to contrasted with Shields’s experience in the spotlight.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
22 Mar. 2023
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“Wench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wench. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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