light-o'-love

noun

ˌlīt-ə-ˈləv 

variants or less commonly light-of-love

ˌlīt-əv-ˈləv 

plural light-o'-loves also lights-of-love

1

archaic : a woman who engages in sexual acts and especially sexual intercourse in exchange for pay : a woman who is a sex worker

2

archaic : a partner in a romantic or sexual relationship : lover, paramour

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1