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brothel
[ broth-uhl, broth-, braw-thuhl, -thuhl ]
noun
- a house of prostitution.
brothel
/ ˈbrɒθəl /
noun
- a house or other place where men pay to have sexual intercourse with prostitutes
- informal.any untidy or messy place
Other Words From
- brothel·like adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of brothel1
Word History and Origins
Origin of brothel1
Example Sentences
On his time as chief whip, Hart's book contains anonymised and shocking stories of MPs in various compromising positions - including accounts of sexual harassment and visits to brothels.
It quickly became apparent that the flat was being used as a brothel and the only witness to the brutal murder was a young Chinese woman who had hid from the killer.
Four years later, after marrying the owner of a bar, she became the madam of a brothel – a job she only gave up recently, to look after her nieces in the city.
Ventura County sheriff’s detectives arrested a woman who they say operated brothels disguised as spas.
An underground tunnel used for torturing people and a brothel were found during investigations at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny University in the main city of Abidjan, the authorities say.
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