informal + disapproving

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hooker 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 Elisabeth Shue played a hooker. Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025 Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike. Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024 Fulton had played a hooker in Girl of the Night (1960), starring Anne Francis, when someone from As the World Turns called her manager looking to see if one of his clients, East of Eden actress Lois Smith, was available to play Lisa. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooker
prostitute
Noun
  • While Kimmie worked as a dancer at the club, Jules (who serves as both Bellaire’s head of security and the boss at Norman’s secret strip club) forced her to be Roy's prostitute.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • They were infames lumped in with gladiators and prostitutes at the very bottom of the social ladder.
    Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Hooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooker. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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