whorehouse
whorehouse — noun
1. a place, typically a house or building, where sex workers receive clients who pa
a place, typically a house or building, where sex workers receive clients who pay them for sexual activity
The police raided the whorehouse on Elm Street late last night.
collocation: raid a whorehouse
Local residents complained about the whorehouse operating near the school.
Caleb's great-grandmother kept a whorehouse in the port district during the 1920s.
The old whorehouse on Market Street was torn down to make way for a hotel.
Soraya refused to use the word 'whorehouse' because she found it degrading.
- brothel
the standard, neutral term; preferred in all formal contexts
- bordello
more old-fashioned or literary term
- house of prostitution
more formal and explicit; used in legal or official contexts
文法句型
a + noun
the + noun
用法筆記
This word is informal and can be offensive. The neutral term is 'brothel', which is preferred in formal writing, news reports, and respectful conversation.