She was arrested and charged with being a common prostitute.
a book written by a former prostitute
the men who use prostitutes
The prostitutes solicit openly here.
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prostitute — pros·ti·tute 1 / präs tə ˌtüt, ˌtyüt/ n: a person who engages in sexual activity indiscriminately esp. for money compare panderer, pimp prostitute 2 vt tut·ed, tut·ing [Latin prostitutus, past participle of prostituere, from p … Law dictionary
Prostitute — Pros ti*tute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prostituted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prostituting}.] [L. prostitutus, p. p. of prostituere to prostitute; pro before, forth + statuere to put, place. See {Statute}.] 1. To offer, as a woman, to a lewd use; to give up… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prostitute — ► NOUN ▪ a person, typically a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment. ► VERB (often prostitute oneself) 1) offer (someone) as a prostitute. 2) put to an unworthy or corrupt use for the sake of gain. DERIVATIVES prostitution noun … English terms dictionary
Prostitute — Pros ti*tute, a. [L. prostitutus, p. p.] Openly given up to lewdness; devoted to base or infamous purposes. [1913 Webster] Made bold by want, and prostitute for bread. Prior [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prostitute — Pros ti*tute, n. [L. prostituta.] 1. A woman giver to indiscriminate lewdness; a strumpet; a harlot. [1913 Webster] 2. A base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to infamous employments for hire. [1913 Webster] No hireling she, no… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prostitutė — prostitùtė dkt. Skur̃das pri̇̀vertė tàpti prostitutè … Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodyno antraštynas
prostitute — [n] person who sells own abilities, talent, or name for inferior purpose betrayer, cheater, deceiver, gigolo, hustler, seducer; concept 412 prostitute [v] to put one’s talent to an unworthy use abuse, cheapen, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade,… … New thesaurus
prostitute — [präs′tə to͞ot΄, präs′tətyo͞ot΄] vt. prostituted, prostituting [< L prostitutus, pp. of prostituere < pro , before + statuere, to cause to stand, akin to stare, STAND] 1. to sell the services of (oneself or another) for purposes of sexual… … English World dictionary
Prostitute (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Prostitute Type = ep Artist = Neuroticfish Released = June 4,2002 Recorded = Genre = Synthpop Length = 16:24 Label = Strange Ways Producer = Neuroticfish Reviews = Last album = Sushi 2001 This album = Prostitute 2002 Next… … Wikipedia
prostitute — {{11}}prostitute (n.) harlot, woman who offers her body indiscriminately (usually for money), 1610s, from L. prostituta prostitute, fem. of prostitutus, pp. of prostituere (see PROSTITUTE (Cf. prostitute) (v.)). {{12}}prostitute (v.) 1520s, to… … Etymology dictionary
prostitute — [[t]prɒ̱stɪtjuːt, AM tuːt[/t]] prostitutes, prostituting, prostituted 1) N COUNT A prostitute is a person, usually a woman, who has sex with men in exchange for money. He admitted last week he paid for sex with a prostitute. ...male prostitutes.… … English dictionary
