as in sex worker
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money
went undercover pretending to be a hooker as part of a sting operation
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Recent Examples of hooker
This kind of inclusivity would explain Glenn Close‘s appearance — as a visiting literary scholar — at just the right moment, as well as Penélope Cruz’s showstopping cameo as Nené, a singer-slash-hooker who schools Sebastián on the then-nascent form of the modern transgender movement.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Bemis, sold by her family in China and sent to America, worked as a domestic, not as a hooker.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
The trope of the hooker-in-the-dumpster is as old as TV itself.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Hayley — who turns out to be a hooker who does secretarial admin on the side and not an executive assistant who occasionally threesomes — is extorting him for $750,000.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Well, yes, there were also hookers and tequila girls and whatever else was going on in those offices.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Three other Scottish squad reinforcements -- lock Gregor Brown, hooker Ewan Ashman and prop Rory Sutherland -- were named on the bench.
—Nick Mulvenney, Reuters, 21 July 2025
Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Bemis, sold by her family in China and sent to America, worked as a domestic, not as a hooker.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
The trope of the hooker-in-the-dumpster is as old as TV itself.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Hayley — who turns out to be a hooker who does secretarial admin on the side and not an executive assistant who occasionally threesomes — is extorting him for $750,000.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Well, yes, there were also hookers and tequila girls and whatever else was going on in those offices.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Three other Scottish squad reinforcements -- lock Gregor Brown, hooker Ewan Ashman and prop Rory Sutherland -- were named on the bench.
—Nick Mulvenney, Reuters, 21 July 2025
Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooker
prostitute
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Pol learns the ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel (Daniel Fernando) and savvy prostitute Bambi (Jaclyn Jose), discovering an underbelly of protection rackets, human trafficking and rampant political corruption.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
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Under colonial rule hijras were accused of acting as male prostitutes and of kidnapping and castrating children to grow their community.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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“Hooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooker. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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