Synonyms for moll

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mol

Phonetic Transcription : mɒl

Top 10 synonyms for moll

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Définition of moll

Origin : female proper name, shortened form of Molly, itself familiar for Mary. Used from c.1600 for "prostitute;" meaning "companion of a thief" is first recorded 1823. U.S. sense of "a gangster's girlfriend" is from 1923.

noun prostitute

Example sentences :

Truly, my dear Moll Peascod would never know me in this dress.
Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle

And old Moll, also in her best clothes, stood behind her mistress's chair.
Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

At the door of the hall Donovan stopped and turned to von Moll.
Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham

Gorman edged up close to von Moll and caught him by the elbow.
Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham

If a horse sweats in the stable, Moll White has been upon his back.
Extract from : « The De Coverley Papers » by Joseph Addison and Others

Could it be that Moll had a second sight or something of the sort?
Extract from : « The Secret of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White

It set me thinking about what a moll the fellow was in that cave business.
Extract from : « The Kopje Garrison » by George Manville Fenn

"And so you are Murdering Moll's daughter," says he, chuckling to himself.
Extract from : « The Light of Scarthey » by Egerton Castle

Mr. Moll was the witness of this, and had the papers in his care.
Extract from : « Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 » by Jasper Danckaerts

The wife of Mr. Moll is an English woman, a pious Independent.
Extract from : « Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 » by Jasper Danckaerts

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