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Meaning of Prostitute | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ˈpɹɒstɪtjuːt

Definitions

  1. Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
  2. A woman who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
  3. A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage.

Equivalents

Afrikaans prostituut
Azərbaycanca fahişə qəhbə
Беларуская курва прастытутка
Български курва проститутка
বাংলা বেশ্যা
བོད་སྐད གཞང་ཚོང་མ
Čeština hampejznice kurva nevěstka prostitutka
Cymraeg putain
Eesti hoor
Euskara prostituta
Gàidhlig siùrsach strìopach
Hausa karuwa
עברית זונה
Magyar prostituált
Íslenska gleðikona hóra skækja vændiskona
Қазақша жәлеп жезөкше
Kurdî fahîşe PSK
Кыргызча жалап
മലയാളം വേശ്യ
मराठी वेश्या
Bahasa Melayu pelacur
Malti ġerrej qaħba
Română curva prostitua prostituată târfă
Slovenčina cundra kurva
Slovenščina kurba
Kiswahili changudoa kahaba kiberenge malaya ukahaba
తెలుగు వేశ్య
ئۇيغۇرچە پاھىشە جالاپ
اردو رنڈی

Examples

“Unfortunately, there is to my knowledge no visual evidence for the dress of the Roman prostitute, but the literary sources present us with a range of prostitute clothing (from rich accoutrements all the way down to nothing), […]”
“Madonna would do anything for money, you know, she's a total prostitute. And I've got nothing against prostitutes.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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