streetwalker
noun
street·walk·er
ˈstrēt-ˌwȯ-kər 
plural streetwalkers
: sex worker
especially
: one who solicits in the streets (see street entry 1 sense 1a) compare call girl
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Examples of streetwalker in a Sentence
the streetwalkers and adult movie theaters that once populated the tenderloin have been replaced by upscale shoppers and expensive restaurants and boutiques
Recent Examples on the Web
Nickel-and-dime-bag bodegas and juice shops right up until the internet and cell phones abruptly made those as passé as streetwalkers.
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Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 11 May 2024
Blade-brandishing streetwalker Sweet Thing (Brittney Mack), strutting in a fur coat.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
A week later, on Oct. 21, another streetwalker, Matilda Clover, was found in her room screaming in pain and wracked by seizures.
—Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2021
Finally, a Cinderella for streetwalkers and gym rats!
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023
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Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 11 May 2024
Blade-brandishing streetwalker Sweet Thing (Brittney Mack), strutting in a fur coat.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
A week later, on Oct. 21, another streetwalker, Matilda Clover, was found in her room screaming in pain and wracked by seizures.
—Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2021
Finally, a Cinderella for streetwalkers and gym rats!
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023
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“Streetwalker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetwalker. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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