as in prostitutes
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 hookers
Well, yes, there were also hookers and tequila girls and whatever else was going on in those offices.
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Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hookers
prostitutes
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Tourists used to come to King’s Cross for heroin, prostitutes and the train to Scotland.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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It is steeped in the history of exclusion, when Chinese women were stigmatized as prostitutes and a menace to public health.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Hookers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hookers. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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