moll

A noun referring to the girlfriend or female companion of a gangster or criminal.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa a la novia o compañera de un gánster o delincuente.

1. Gangster's girlfriend B2 informal

   A woman who is the romantic partner or companion of a gangster or criminal.

   • She played the role of a classic gangster's moll in the movie.
   • The detective questioned the moll for information about the heist.
   • In old crime films, the moll was often portrayed as glamorous but dangerous.

   🇪🇸Novia de gánster

   Sinónimos: gun moll

2. Prostitute or promiscuous woman C1 formal

   An archaic or derogatory term for a woman who is a prostitute or considered sexually immoral.

   • In 19th-century slang, a 'moll' referred to a prostitute.
   • The term 'moll' was used in older novels to describe a woman of loose morals.
   • Historically, the word had a stronger derogatory connotation than today.

   🇪🇸Prostituta o mujer promiscua

   Sinónimos: doxyharlothookerprostituteslutstreetwalkerstrumpettarttrollopwhore

• molls plural form
• molls' possessive plural form
• moll's possessive singular form