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1. (n.) prostitute
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
2. prostitute
a man who engages in sexual acts for money.
3. prostitute
a person who willingly uses his or her talent or ability in a base and unworthy way, usu. for money.
4. (v.t.) prostitute
to sell or offer (oneself) as a prostitute.
5. prostitute
to put (one's talent or ability) to unworthy use.
Etymology: (1520–30; < L prōstitūta, n. use of fem. of prōstitūtus, ptp. of prōstituere to expose (for sale) =prō-pro -1+-stituere, comb. form of statuere to cause to stand)
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1. (verb) prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
2. (verb) prostitute
sell one's body; exchange sex for money
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1. (noun) prostitute
a person who has sex for money
a male prostitute
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| Definition of 'Prostitute' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Prostitute
openly given up to lewdness; devoted to base or infamous purposes
2. (noun) Prostitute
a woman giver to indiscriminate lewdness; a strumpet; a harlot
3. (noun) Prostitute
a base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to infamous employments for hire
4. (verb) Prostitute
to offer, as a woman, to a lewd use; to give up to lewdness for hire
5. (verb) Prostitute
to devote to base or unworthy purposes; to give up to low or indiscriminate use; as, to prostitute talents; to prostitute official powers
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Sense: a person who has sexual intercourse for payment.
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 Afrikaans: prostituut |
 Arabic: عاهِرَه، مومِس |
 Bulgarian: проститутка |
 Brazilian: prostituta |
 Czech: prostitut, -ka |
 German: die Prostituierte |
 Danish: prostitueret |
 Greek: πόρνη |
 Spanish: prostituto; prostituta |
 Estonian: prostituut |
 Farsi: فاحشه |
 Finnish: prostituoitu |
 French: prostitué/-ée |
 Hebrew: זוֹנָה |
 Hindi: वेश्या |
 Hungarian: prostituált |
 Indonesian: pelacur |
 Icelandic: vændiskona/-karl |
 Italian: prostituta |
 Japanese: 売春婦 |
 Korean: 매춘부 |
 Lithuanian: prostitutė |
 Latvian: prostitūta |
 Malay: pelacur |
 Dutch: prostitué |
 Norwegian: prostituert |
 Polish: prostytutka |
 Persian: فاحشه |
 Pashto: هرزه، بد كاره |
 Portuguese: prostituta |
 Romanian: prostituată |
 Russian: проститутка |
 Slovak: prostitútka |
 Slovenian: prostitutka |
 Serbian: prostitutka |
 Swedish: prostituerad |
 Thai: โสเภณี |
 Turkish: orospu |
 Taiwanese: 娼妓 |
 Ukrainian: проститутка, повія |
 Urdu: رنڈي، طائفہ |
 Vietnamese: gái mại dâm |
 Chinese: 娼妓 |
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