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Definition of Harridan
1. Noun. A scolding (even vicious) old woman.
Definition of Harridan
1. n. A worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag.
Definition of Harridan
1. Noun. A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Harridan
1. a haggard woman [n -S]
Medical Definition of Harridan
1. A worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag. "Such a weak, watery, wicked old harridan, substituted for the pretty creature I had been used to see." (De Quincey) Origin: F. Haridelle a worn-out horse, jade. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harridan
Literary usage of Harridan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Supplement to the Two Volumes of the Second Edition of The Essay on the by John Bellenden Ker (1840)
"Perhaps harridan may b' as, haer rijde aen; qe to her the fever still remains;
haer, hoar, to her ; and then the phrase applies solely to the female, ..."
2. A Concordance to the Works of Alexander Popeby Edwin Abbott by Edwin Abbott (1875)
"33 And in/ months a batter'd harridan Mi, in. 24 And f. fair Queens whose hands
sustain a flow'r RL Behold,./! Kings in majesty rever'd RL iii. ..."
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