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prostitute

[ pros-ti-toot, -tyoot ]

noun

  1. a person who engages in sexual intercourse or other sex acts for money; sex worker.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. a person who willingly uses their talent or ability in a base and unworthy way, usually for money.


verb (used with object)

prostituted, prostituting.
  1. to sell or offer (oneself) to provide sex acts for money.
  2. to put to any base or unworthy use:

    to prostitute one's talents.

prostitute

/ ˈɒɪˌː /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to offer (oneself or another) in sexual intercourse for money
  2. to offer (a person, esp oneself, or a person's talent) for unworthy purposes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzپˌٳܳٴǰ, noun
  • ˌDzپˈٳܳپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·پ·ٳ·ٴǰ noun
  • ܲ·Dz·پ·ٳܳ· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of prostitute1

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin ōپūٲ and ōپūٳܲ, noun uses of feminine and masculine forms of ōپūٳܲ, past participle of ōپٳܱ “to place before, expose (for sale),” equivalent to ō- “before” + -پū-, combining form of statuere “to make stand” + -tus past participle suffix; pro- 1, status
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of prostitute1

C16: from Latin ōپٳܱ to expose to prostitution, from ō- in public + statuere to cause to stand

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