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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Noun
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An unknown woman, whom Dennis told authorities was a prostitute, got out of the car's passenger side while the Kia continued to flee slowly.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026 -
The front desk clerk exchanged passports for iron keys while also running a prostitute ring; peddlers roamed the premises hawking lacquer boxes and sports jerseys in garbled English.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bemis, sold by her family in China and sent to America, worked as a domestic, not as a hooker.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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The trope of the hooker-in-the-dumpster is as old as TV itself.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
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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
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Hayley turns out to be a call girl Halberstram had hired to woo and blackmail powerful figures.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Sex worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sex%20worker. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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