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noun

Definition of prostitutenext
sometimes offensive
as in sex worker
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money was caught procuring the services of a prostitute

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verb

ˈprä-stə-ˌtüt How to pronounce prostitute (audio)
1
as in to corrupt
to lower in character, dignity, or quality a serious writer prostituting himself by writing pulp novels for money

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2
as in to abuse
to put to a bad or improper use urged not to prostitute her musical talents by writing jingles for TV commercials

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Recent Examples of prostitute
Noun
And in Steinbeck’s original telling, Cathy — the most beloved patricidal, baby-abandoning prostitute in literature — is simply born that way. — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026 Going hunting for a prostitute in a trailer park wasn't the smartest thing San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York ever did and the NFL on Friday fined and suspended him for it. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
Former members also said that the organization promoted prostitution, the depositions show, though none said they had been prostituted themselves. — Ana Lankes, New York Times, 8 June 2024 Please in future say no when you are asked to prostitute yourself. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for prostitute
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prostitute
  1. hooker
  2. corrupt
  3. abuse
  4. pervert
  5. misuse
  6. debauch
  7. poison
  8. humiliate
Noun
  • Depending on what the alleged hooker’s name was, maybe York was just trying to stay under the Valerie cap?
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Skipper and scrumhalf Lucu darted over after a strong run into contact from his hooker Lamothe and touched down on the half-hour to score France’s fourth try, securing a bonus competition point.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of hooker
Verb
  • At every stop, Talarico has argued that, for too long, the wealthy and their donations have corrupted politics, and that this corruption has fueled the affordability crisis.
    — STEVEN SLOAN, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • And that includes his warning that TV news has been corrupted by the agendas of the powerful, wealthy billionaires who now control a large portion of the media.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of corrupt
Verb
  • After teenage boys first reported that they had been abused in 2005, Church of the Resurrection conducted an internal investigation that court records show was inconclusive.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Acton’s campaign on Tuesday posted a video of her brother, who supported her backstory about living in a tent and being abused.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of abuse
Verb
  • The government itself, which is only the mode which the people have chosen to execute their will, is equally liable to be abused and perverted before the people can act through it.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The four Egyptians were never formally notified of the charges and never appeared in court, an anomaly that their lawyers said perverted the course of the trial.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of pervert
Verb
  • Someone with unauthorized access could potentially misuse that feature or simply respond manually while impersonating the account owner.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The Institute for Justice documents scores of cases in which officers are accused of misusing ALPRs in ways besides stalking, including officers giving search results to unauthorized people.
    — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of misuse
Verb
  • Just as bright, witty, and debauched as their namesake, this unique protagonist is on a path of self-discovery, gaining insight into not just their gender identity, but also their preternatural attraction to transgression and risk.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
  • And regular Kate Moss’s turn on the decks one memorable, and debauched, night in 2015 had revelers literally swinging from the chandeliers.
    — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 13 June 2026
Definition of debauch
Verb
  • Morison’s followers called themselves Hygeists and attacked physicians as a monopoly that bled and poisoned its patients, which was not inaccurate in the 1830s.
    — Jim Downs, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Two young men were arraigned Wednesday for fentanyl distribution conspiracy after a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology was fatally poisoned and another nearly died.
    — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of poison
Verb
  • Doing it this way doesn’t diminish or judge or humiliate her lived experience.
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Smallwood attacks Nick’s virility, saying he’ll be publicly humiliated when his wife has to bail him out again in court.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of humiliate

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“Prostitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prostitute. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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