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Prostitute

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

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Afrikaansprostituut
Azərbaycan dilifahişəqəhbə
বাংলাবেশ্যা
བོད་སྐད།གཞང་ཚོང་མ
Cymraegputain
Eestihoor
Euskaraprostituta
Hausakaruwa
עבריתזונה
Қазақ тіліжәлепжезөкше
ភាសាខ្មែរពេស្យាស្រីខូច
Кыргызчажалап
മലയാളംവേശ്യ
मराठीवेश्या
Bahasa Melayupelacur
Slovenčinacundrakurva
Slovenščinakurba
తెలుగువేశ్య
ئۇيغۇرچەپاھىشەجالاپ
اردورنڈی

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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