prostitute

pros·ti·tute

 (prŏs′tĭ-to͞ot′, -tyo͞ot′)

n.

1. A person who engages in prostitution.

2. A person considered as having compromised principles for personal gain.

tr.v. pros·ti·tut·ed, pros·ti·tut·ing, pros·ti·tutes

1. To offer (oneself or another) for sexual activity in exchange for money.

2. To devote (oneself or one's talent, for example) to an unworthy purpose, especially for personal gain.

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[Latin prōstitūta, from feminine past participle of prōstituere, to prostitute : prō-, in front; see pro-¹ + statuere, to cause to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

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pros′ti·tu′tor n.

prostitute

(ˈprɒstɪˌtjuːt)

n

1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

2. a man who engages in such activity, esp in homosexual practices

3. a person who offers his talent or work for unworthy purposes

vb (tr)

4. to offer (oneself or another) in sexual intercourse for money

5. to offer (a person, esp oneself, or a person's talent) for unworthy purposes

[C16: from Latin prōstituere to expose to prostitution, from prō- in public + statuere to cause to stand]

ˌprostiˈtution n ˈprostiˌtutor n

pros•ti•tute

(ˈprɒs tɪˌtut, -ˌtyut)

n., v. -tut•ed, -tut•ing. n.

1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.

2. a man who engages in sexual acts for money.

3. a person who willingly uses his or her talent or ability in a base and unworthy way, usu. for money.

v.t.

4. to sell or offer (oneself) as a prostitute.

5. to put (one's talent or ability) to unworthy use.

[1520–30; < Latin prōstitūta, n. use of feminine of prōstitūtus, past participle of prōstituere to expose (for sale) =prō- pro-¹ + -stituere, comb. form of statuere to cause to stand]

prostitute

Past participle: prostituted
Gerund: prostituting

Imperative

prostitute

prostitute

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prostitute - a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl call girl - a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone camp follower - a prostitute who provides service to military personnel comfort woman, ianfu - a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman" demimondaine - a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society hustler, slattern, street girl, streetwalker, floozie, floozy, hooker - a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets white slave - a woman sold into prostitution adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
Verb	1.	prostitute - sell one's body; exchange sex for money sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" streetwalk, street-walk - walk the streets in search of customers; "The prostitute is street-walking every night"

prostitute

noun

1. whore, hooker (U.S. slang), pro (slang), brass (slang), tart (informal), hustler (U.S. & Canad. slang), moll (slang), call girl, courtesan, working girl (facetious slang), harlot, streetwalker, camp follower, loose woman, fallen woman, scrubber (Brit. & Austral. slang), strumpet, trollop, white slave, bawd (archaic), cocotte, fille de joie (French) He admitted that he had paid for sex with a prostitute.

verb

1. cheapen, sell out, pervert, degrade, devalue, squander, demean, debase, profane, misapply His friends said that he had prostituted his talents.

prostitute

noun

A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for payment:

bawd, call girl, camp follower, courtesan, harlot, scarlet woman, streetwalker, strumpet, tart, whore.

Slang: hooker, moll.

Idioms: lady of easy virtue, lady of pleasure, lady of the night.

Translations

prostitute

[ˈprɒstɪtjuːt]

A. N → prostituto/a m/f
to become a prostitute → prostituirse

B. VT (fig) → prostituir
to prostitute o.s → prostituirse

prostitute

[ˈprɒstɪtjuːt]

n → prostitué(e) m/f
a male prostitute → un prostitué

vt (fig) to prostitute o.s. → se prostituer
to prostitute one's talent → prostituer son talent

prostitute

n → Prostituierte(r) mf

vt (lit) → prostituieren; one’s talents, honour, ideals → verkaufen

vr → sich prostituieren; (fig also) → sich verkaufen

prostitute

[ˈprɒstɪˌtjuːt]

1. n → prostituta
male prostitute → prostituto

2. vt → prostituire

prostitute

(ˈprostitjuːt) noun

a person who has sexual intercourse for payment. prostituut عاهِرَه، مومِس проститутка prostituta prostitut, -ka die Prostituierte prostitueret πόρνηprostituto ; prostituta prostituut فاحشه prostituoitu prostitué/-ée זוֹנָה वेश्या prostituált pelacur vændiskona/-karl prostituta 売春婦 매춘부 prostitutė prostitūta pelacur prostitué prostituertprostytutka هرزه، بد كاره prostituta prostituată проститутка prostitútka prostitutka prostitutka prostituerad โสเภณี orospu 娼妓 проститутка, повія رنڈي، طائفہ gái mại dâm 娼妓 prostitut; prostituta

ˌprostiˈtution noun

prostitusie بَغاء، دَعارَه، عَهارَه проституция prostituição prostituce die Prostitution prostitution πορνεία prostitución prostitutsioon روسپی گری prostituutio prostitution זְנוּת वेश्या वृत्ति prostitúció pelacuran vændi prostituzione 売春 매춘 prostitucija prostitūcija pelacuran prostitutieprostitusjon prostytucja بد لمنى، فحشا prostituição prostituţie проституция prostitúcia prostitucija prostitucija prostitution การเป็นโสเภณี orospuluk 賣淫 проституція رنڈي کا پيشہ nạn mại dâm 卖淫 prostitució

prostitute

→ عَاهِرَة prostitutka prostitueret Prostituierte πόρνη prostituta, prostituto prostituoitu prostituée prostitutka prostituta 売春婦 매춘부 prostitué prostituert prostytutka prostituta проститутка prostituerad โสเภณี fahişe gái điếm 妓女

prostitute

n prostituto -ta mf