Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Harlot \Har"lot\, n. [OE. harlot, herlot, a vagabond, OF.
   harlot, herlot, arlot; cf. Pr. arlot, Sp. arlote, It.
   arlotto; of uncertain origin.]
   1. A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low
      birth. --[Obs.]

            He was a gentle harlot and a kind.    --Chaucer.

   2. A person given to low conduct; a rogue; a cheat; a rascal.
      [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   3. A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a
      common woman; a strumpet.

Harlot \Har"lot\, a.
   Wanton; lewd; low; base. --Shak.

Harlot \Har"lot\, v. i.
   To play the harlot; to practice lewdness. --Milton.

Source : WordNet®

harlot
     n : a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {prostitute},
          {cocotte}, {whore}, {bawd}, {tart}, {cyprian}, {fancy
         woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {lady of
         pleasure}, {woman of the street}]