prostitute

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pros·ti·tute

P0610200 (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) n1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money2. a man who engages in such activity, esp in homosexual practices3. a person who offers his talent or work for unworthy purposesvb (tr) 4. to offer (oneself or another) in sexual intercourse for money5. 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

Present
I prostitute
you prostitute
he/she/it prostitutes
we prostitute
you prostitute
they prostitute

Preterite
I prostituted
you prostituted
he/she/it prostituted
we prostituted
you prostituted
they prostituted

Present Continuous
I am prostituting
you are prostituting
he/she/it is prostituting
we are prostituting
you are prostituting
they are prostituting

Present Perfect
I have prostituted
you have prostituted
he/she/it has prostituted
we have prostituted
you have prostituted
they have prostituted

Past Continuous
I was prostituting
you were prostituting
he/she/it was prostituting
we were prostituting
you were prostituting
they were prostituting

Past Perfect
I had prostituted
you had prostituted
he/she/it had prostituted
we had prostituted
you had prostituted
they had prostituted

Future
I will prostitute
you will prostitute
he/she/it will prostitute
we will prostitute
you will prostitute
they will prostitute

Future Perfect
I will have prostituted
you will have prostituted
he/she/it will have prostituted
we will have prostituted
you will have prostituted
they will have prostituted

Future Continuous
I will be prostituting
you will be prostituting
he/she/it will be prostituting
we will be prostituting
you will be prostituting
they will be prostituting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been prostituting
you have been prostituting
he/she/it has been prostituting
we have been prostituting
you have been prostituting
they have been prostituting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been prostituting
you will have been prostituting
he/she/it will have been prostituting
we will have been prostituting
you will have been prostituting
they will have been prostituting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been prostituting
you had been prostituting
he/she/it had been prostituting
we had been prostituting
you had been prostituting
they had been prostituting

Conditional
I would prostitute
you would prostitute
he/she/it would prostitute
we would prostitute
you would prostitute
they would prostitute

Past Conditional
I would have prostituted
you would have prostituted
he/she/it would have prostituted
we would have prostituted
you would have prostituted
they would have prostituted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prostitute - a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for moneybawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girlcall girl - a female prostitute who can be hired by telephonecamp follower - a prostitute who provides service to military personnelcomfort 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 societyhustler, slattern, street girl, streetwalker, floozie, floozy, hooker - a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streetswhite slave - a woman sold into prostitutionadult 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 moneysell - 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

noun1. 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.verb1. cheapen, sell out, pervert, degrade, devalue, squander, demean, debase, profane, misapply His friends said that he had prostituted his talents.

prostitute

nounA 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

妓女娼妓

prostitute

(ˈprostitjuːt) noun a person who has sexual intercourse for payment. 娼妓 娼妓ˌprostiˈtution noun 賣淫 卖淫

prostitute

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