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cocottes

noun

plural of cocotte
as in prostitutes
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money in the new play, she takes on the somewhat racy role of a cocotte in fin de siècle Paris

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  1. prostitutes
  2. hookers
Noun
  • Instead of collectivity, there is a certain kind of animal community, or one that the poems’ speakers—children, old men, drunks, prostitutes—often stand apart from.
    — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • They were all also alleged to have been prostitutes, though recent scholarship has challenged that assertion.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of prostitutes
Noun
  • Well, yes, there were also hookers and tequila girls and whatever else was going on in those offices.
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Definition of hookers
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