sex worker

noun

Definition of sex workernext
as in prostitute
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money a group that serves as an advocate for the health and welfare of sex workers

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  1. prostitute
  2. hooker
  3. call girl
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
  • Hundreds of men have been cited by the sheriff’s office in recent years for soliciting a prostitute.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of prostitute
Noun
  • Skipper and scrumhalf Lucu darted over after a strong run into contact from his hooker Lamothe and touched down on the half-hour to score France’s fourth try, securing a bonus competition point.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Definition of hooker
Noun
  • Also in 1971, Cioffi starred as Peter Cable, a murderer stalking Jane Fonda’s call girl character, Bree Daniels, in the classic crime thriller Klute.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Exile in Europe led to a midnight jam session with Chet Baker, two years living with Parisian call girls and work for the King of Morocco.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of call girl
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“Sex worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sex%20worker. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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