prostitute

Definition of Prostitute in English :

Noun

1. bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

Verb

2. prostitute

sell one's body; exchange sex for money

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Prostitute

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noun

1.

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

2.

a man who engages in such activity, esp in homosexual practices

3.

a person who offers his or her talent or work for unworthy purposes

verb (transitive)

4.

to offer (oneself or another) in sexual intercourse for money

5.

to offer (a person, esp oneself, or a person's talent) for unworthy purposes

Prostitute

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈprostiˌtuted or ˈprostiˌtuting

1.

to sell the services of (oneself or another) for purposes of sexual intercourse

2.

to sell (oneself, one's artistic or moral integrity,etc.) for low or unworthy purposes

adjective

3. Rare

given over to base purposes; debased; corrupt

noun

4.

a.

a woman who engages in promiscuous sexual activity for pay; whore; harlot

b.

a man who engages in such activity, esp. homosexual acts, for pay

5.

a person, as a writer, artist, etc., who sells his or her services for low or unworthy purposes

Prostitute

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n.

1. A person who engages in prostitution.

2. A person considered as having compromised principles for personal gain.

tr.v. pros·ti·tut·ed, pros·ti·tut·ing, pros·ti·tutes

1. To offer (oneself or another) for sexual activity in exchange for money.

2. To devote (oneself or one's talent, for example) to an unworthy purpose, especially for personal gain.

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