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
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.
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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
Making the cut, however, is not enough for good ratings, and so the Network creates a fake new clickbait backstory for Richards, painting him as a deadbeat dad with a hooker for a wife.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 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
This is how an institution fractures, a culture declines, and Hollywood’s love for hookers and thieves degrades itself.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
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
Making the cut, however, is not enough for good ratings, and so the Network creates a fake new clickbait backstory for Richards, painting him as a deadbeat dad with a hooker for a wife.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 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
This is how an institution fractures, a culture declines, and Hollywood’s love for hookers and thieves degrades itself.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooker
prostitute
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The actor plays an American mortician caught in the middle of the conflict, trying to help a group of young women (including some prostitutes) escape the Japanese onslaught.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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Legalized prostitution enables and legitimizes the degradation of human beings, especially women who make up the majority of prostitutes.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Hooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooker. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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