Jezebel

noun

Jez·​e·​bel ˈje-zə-ˌbel 

1

: the Phoenician wife of Ahab who according to the account in I and II Kings pressed the cult of Baal on the Israelite kingdom but was finally killed in accordance with Elijah's prophecy

2

often not capitalized : an impudent, shameless, or morally unrestrained woman

Synonyms

• chippie
• chippy
• doxy
• doxie
• fancy woman
• floozy
• floozie
• hoochie [slang]
• hussy
• minx
• quean
• tramp
• trollop
• wench [archaic]

Examples of Jezebel in a Sentence

as far as the family matriarch was concerned, her son's fiancée was a gold digger and a Jezebel

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew Izebhel

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1