harlot

mastery
UK /ˈhɑːlət/ US /ˈhɑɹlət/nounverbadj

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What does 'harlot' mean in this sentence?

The bastard of a harlot, born in a brothel, suckled on gin, and familiar from earliest infancy with all the bestialities of debauch.