prostitute
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
?Note: This page may contain content that is offensive or inappropriate for some readers.
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.
[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.]
pros′ti·tu′tor n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
prostitute
Past participle: prostituted
Gerund: prostituting
Imperative |
---|
prostitute |
prostitute |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new 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" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
prostitute
nounA woman who engages in sexual intercourse for payment:
bawd, call girl, camp follower, courtesan, harlot, scarlet woman, streetwalker, strumpet, tart, whore.
Idioms: lady of easy virtue, lady of pleasure, lady of the night.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
عاهرةعَاهِرَةعاهِرَه، مومِس
prostituta
prostitutka-kaprostitut
prostitueret
hoorprostituut
prostituoituhuoramyydäprostituoida
ג׳יגולוזונה
वेश्या
prostitutkakurva
örömlányprostiprostituált
vændiskona
売春婦
매춘부
meretrix
prostitucijaprostitutė
prostitūta
prostytutkamęska prostytutka
curvăprostituatătârfă
cundrakurvaprostitútka
prostitutka
prostitueradhora
malaya
โสเภณี
gái điếm
prostitute
[ˈprɒstɪtjuːt]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
prostitute
[ˈprɒstɪtjuːt]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
prostitute
n → Prostituierte(r) mf
vt (lit) → prostituieren; one’s talents, honour, ideals → verkaufen
vr → sich prostituieren; (fig also) → sich verkaufen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
prostitute
(ˈprostitjuːt) noun a person who has sexual intercourse for payment.
ˌprostiˈtution nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
prostitute
n prostituto -ta mfEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.