sex worker

noun

plural sex workers

: a person whose work involves sex acts

especially : a person who engages in sexual intercourse in exchange for pay

Synonyms

• bawd
• call girl
• cocotte
• courtesan
• drab
• hooker
• hustler
• prostitute
• streetwalker
• tart
• whore

Examples of sex worker in a Sentence

a group that serves as an advocate for the health and welfare of sex workers

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above