Synonyms of streetwalker

streetwalker

noun

ˈstrēt-ˌwȯ-kər 

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the streetwalkers and adult movie theaters that once populated the tenderloin have been replaced by upscale shoppers and expensive restaurants and boutiques

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sex worker
• prostitute
• hooker
• courtesan
• bawd
• madam
• woman of the street
• hustler
• drab
• madame
• call girl
• tart
• cocotte
• hussy
• siren
• floozy
• minx
• coquette
• temptress
• libertine
• tramp
• flirt
• chippie
• jade
• tempter
• doxy
• vamp

Example Sentences

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