harlot vs whore

harlot

noun
  • A female who is considered promiscuous. 

adj
  • Wanton; lewd; low; base. 

verb
  • To play the harlot; to practice lewdness. 

whore

noun
  • A person who is sexually promiscuous; a slut. 

  • A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain. 

  • A person who will violate behavioral standards to achieve something desired. 

  • A contemptible person. 

  • Synonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment. 

verb
  • To prostitute oneself. 

  • To engage the services of a prostitute. 

  • To promote shamelessly. 

  • To pimp; to pander. 

  • To pursue false gods. 

  • To pursue false goals. 

  • To overuse something. 

How often have the words harlot and whore occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )