hookers

noun

plural of hooker
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. — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
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prostitutes
Noun
  • The firm’s employees took Quaaludes, a sedative medication, like candy, hired prostitutes regularly, and held gambling sprees in Monte Carlo and Las Vegas.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 14 July 2026
  • 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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