1. [archaic, informal] A (young) woman regarded as being sexually attractive
   "The tavern wench served drinks to the customers";
   - doll [informal], skirt [informal], chick [informal], bird [informal], dolly bird [informal], bit of skirt [informal], bit of fluff [informal]
    
2. Someone, esp. a woman, who engages in sexual intercourse for money
   "The historical novel depicted the life of a wench in Victorian London";
   - prostitute [informal], cyprian [archaic, informal], prozzie [slang], trull [archaic]

1. Frequent prostitutes
   "The sailors wenched in every port they visited"

Derived forms: wenches, wenched, wenching

Type of: adult female, fille, girl, miss, missy [informal], woman, young lady, young woman

Encyclopedia: Wench