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Definition of Trollop
1. Noun. A dirty untidy woman.
Generic synonyms: Pig, Slob, Sloven, Slovenly Person
Derivative terms: Slatternly
2. Noun. A woman adulterer.
Generic synonyms: Adulterer, Fornicator
Definition of Trollop
1. n. A stroller; a loiterer; esp., an idle, untidy woman; a slattern; a slut; a whore.
Definition of Trollop
1. Noun. A woman held by others as retaining a vulgar and discourteous disposition. ¹
2. Noun. (derogatory) A strumpet, a whore ¹
3. Verb. to act in a sluggish or slovenly manner ¹
4. Verb. (''Scotch'') to dangle soggily : become bedraggled ¹
5. Verb. to behave like a trollop ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trollop
1. a prostitute [n -S] : TROLLOPY [adj]
Medical Definition of Trollop
1. A stroller; a loiterer; especially, an idle, untidy woman; a slattern; a slut; a whore. Origin: From Troll to roll, to stroll; but cf. Also Trull. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trollop
Literary usage of Trollop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
""Terrible lack of variety in the old masters" — "The brazen trollop that she is!"
— Several distinct phases of feeling — Springs of creative imagination ..."
2. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett (1816)
"I desire Nicholas trollop, and Nicholas Wright, and Gabriel Hasket, and Elizabeth
... Yes, this Nicholas trollop I placed there first, the 10th of October. ..."
3. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1816)
"Berry, i desire Nicholas trollop, nnd Nicholas Wright, and Gabriel Hasket, and
Elizabeth Wilks, and corporal Collet may be called. ..."
4. An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County Palatine of by Eneas Mackenzie, Marvin Ross (1834)
"Andrew trollop, a younger son, was a soldier of considerable note in the reigns of
... Of the will of John trollop, who died in 1555, nothing is known. ..."
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