Historical Terms For Women

noun a derogatory term for a woman considered to be promiscuous or immoral

• The society frowned upon the scandalous behavior of the hussy.
• I heard she's been labeled as a hussy by some of the other girls.
• She's always flirting with other guys, what a hussy!
• The wind howled through the trees like a hussy in the night.

noun A woman who is not married, especially one who is no longer young and seems unlikely ever to marry.

• The spinster lived alone in her quaint cottage on the edge of town.
• My aunt is a spinster but she doesn't mind being single.
• People used to call her the 'old maid' but she prefers the term spinster.
• In a world full of relationships, she was seen as a spinster of independence.

noun A derogatory term for a promiscuous woman or prostitute

• The historical play depicted the downfall of a nobleman seduced by a cunning strumpet.
• I can't believe he left his wife for that strumpet!
• She's nothing but a low-class strumpet, always causing drama.
• The tabloids portrayed her as a strumpet for her scandalous behavior.