streetwalker

noun

ˈstrēt-ˌwȯ-kər How to pronounce streetwalker (audio)
Definition of streetwalkernext
as in sex worker
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money the streetwalkers and adult movie theaters that once populated the tenderloin have been replaced by upscale shoppers and expensive restaurants and boutiques

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Recent Examples of streetwalker Nickel-and-dime-bag bodegas and juice shops right up until the internet and cell phones abruptly made those as passé as streetwalkers. — Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 11 May 2024 Blade-brandishing streetwalker Sweet Thing (Brittney Mack), strutting in a fur coat. — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024 Interestingly enough, the convoluted background story almost helps make sense of the thing, because Pretty Woman was originally written as a dark, gritty tale about a streetwalker's life. — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2023 Also, Angel is a streetwalker who develops feelings for a new client, Stan, who has a loving wife, Patty. — Toby Grey, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for streetwalker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streetwalker
  1. prostitute
  2. hooker
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
  • Replacement hooker Tom Stewart capped it off with a try after the siren sounded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 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

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“Streetwalker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streetwalker. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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