prostitute
11prostitute — [[t]prɒ̱stɪtjuːt, AM tuːt[/t]] prostitutes, prostituting, prostituted 1) N COUNT A prostitute is a person, usually a woman, who has sex with men in exchange for money. He admitted last week he paid for sex with a prostitute. ...male prostitutes.… …
12prostitute — I UK [ˈprɒstɪˌtjuːt] / US [ˈprɑstɪˌtut] noun [countable] Word forms prostitute : singular prostitute plural prostitutes someone who is paid to have sex with people. This word usually refers to a woman. II UK [ˈprɒstɪˌtjuːt] / US [ˈprɑstɪˌtut]… …
13prostitute — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ She was arrested and charged with being a common prostitute. ▪ child, teenage, underage ▪ female, male …
14prostitute — 01. Most [prostitutes] are women, and most of their clients are men. 02. As long as men are willing to pay strangers for sex, [prostitution] will continue to exist. 03. Young women brought to the capital from the countryside are often forced into …
15prostitute — pros|ti|tute1 [ˈprɔstıtju:t US ˈpra:stıtu:t] n someone, especially a woman, who earns money by having sex with people prostitute 2 prostitute2 v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of prostituere to show publicly, offer for sale… …
16prostitute — prostitutor, n. /pros ti tooht , tyooht /, n., v., prostituted, prostituting. n. 1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot. 2. a man who engages in sexual acts for money. 3. a person who willingly uses his or her… …
17prostitute — 1. noun a) A person who performs sexual activity for payment b) A person who is perceived as engaging in sexual activity with many people. Syn: sell out 2. verb a) To perform sexual activity for money …
18prostitute — pros|ti|tute1 [ prastı,tut ] noun count someone who is paid to have sex with people. This word usually refers to a woman. prostitute pros|ti|tute 2 [ prastı,tut ] verb transitive FORMAL to waste a skill or ability on something that is not worth… …
19prostitute — [16] To prostitute something is etymologically to ‘set it up in front of everyone’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin prōstituere, a compound formed from the prefix prō ‘before, in public’ and statuere ‘set, place’ (source of… …
20prostitute — noun a person, typically a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment. verb (often prostitute oneself) 1》 offer (someone) as a prostitute. 2》 put to an unworthy or corrupt use for the sake of gain. Derivatives prostitution noun prostitutor …
