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prostitute - a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money |
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cocotte,
whore,
harlot,
bawd,
tart,
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adult female,
woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
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call girl a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone
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camp follower a follower who is not a member of an ingroup
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comfort woman,
ianfu a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman"
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demimondaine a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society
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floozie,
floozy,
hooker,
hustler,
slattern,
streetwalker,
street girl (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot
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white slave a woman sold into prostitution
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prostitute - sell one's body; exchange sex for money |
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sell persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
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street-walk,
streetwalk walk the streets in search of customers; "The prostitute is street-walking every night"
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