as in prostitute
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money
a group that serves as an advocate for the health and welfare of sex workers
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Noun
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Legend says both Watson and Bemis were prostitutes, for instance.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026 -
Tourists used to come to King’s Cross for heroin, prostitutes and the train to Scotland.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The trope of the hooker-in-the-dumpster is as old as TV itself.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
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Hayley — who turns out to be a hooker who does secretarial admin on the side and not an executive assistant who occasionally threesomes — is extorting him for $750,000.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Hayley turns out to be a call girl Halberstram had hired to woo and blackmail powerful figures.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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She was married several times, and became entangled after high school with a man who turned her into a call girl and introduced her to heroine, the outlet reported.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Sex worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sex%20worker. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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