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brothel

noun

broth·​el ˈbrä-thəl How to pronounce brothel (audio) ˈbrȯ- How to pronounce brothel (audio)
 also  -t͟həl
plural brothels
: a building in which prostitutes are available
For recreation, there were bars, after-hours joints, pool halls, strip joints, brothels, and transient motels. Darlene Nall
Elizaveta is happy to become the madam of a high-class brothel. Jonathan Fast
In the brutal red-light district of Chicago, at the dawn of the 20th century, most brothels emphasized "efficiency instead of fantasy." Ada Calhoun

Example Sentences

the district is infamous for its brothels and drug dealers
Recent Examples on the Web When there’s little to do in the offseason, this has sometimes contributed to the kinds of drug abuse that Ostrow had mentioned (and presumably helped to fuel the island’s once-thriving brothel industry). Howard Fishman, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Later, though, Daemon struggles with his own organ, when his efforts at a brothel lead nowhere due to his stress over the possibility of losing the Iron Throne. Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 A few weeks ago, in a video interview shortly before the series’s world premiere in Los Angeles, Condal and Sapochnik broke down the new series, brothel scenes and domesticated dragons. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 The first episode features succession drama, sibling rivalry, gnarly combat, a brothel scene and dragon fire. John Jurgensen, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2022 Daemon lives out of a brothel and commands his City Watch to punish minor misdemeanors with major amputation. Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Others went to college or took jobs that required leaving their dalliance with late nights at Max’s Kansas City and shopping for brothel creepers on St. Marks Place in the rearview mirror. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 But things change when Kim's sister Kris (Peterman), who runs a local brothel, is named a prime suspect in the former judge's death. Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com, 18 July 2022 Frédéric, the sculptor who’s designed the statue, writes letters with his cousin Aurora, who works as a nurse and then runs a special kind of brothel. BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, worthless fellow, prostitute, from brothen, past participle of brethen to waste away, go to ruin, from Old English brēothan to waste away; akin to Old English brēotan to break — more at brittle

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brothel was in 1566

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