prostitute+(noun)

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• prostitute — ► NOUN ▪ a person, typically a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment. ► VERB (often prostitute oneself) 1) offer (someone) as a prostitute. 2) put to an unworthy or corrupt use for the sake of gain. DERIVATIVES prostitution noun …   English terms dictionary

• prostitute — noun a person, typically a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment. verb (often prostitute oneself) 1》 offer (someone) as a prostitute. 2》 put to an unworthy or corrupt use for the sake of gain. Derivatives prostitution noun prostitutor …   English new terms dictionary

• prostitute — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ She was arrested and charged with being a common prostitute. ▪ child, teenage, underage ▪ female, male …   Collocations dictionary

• prostitute — I UK [ˈprɒstɪˌtjuːt] / US [ˈprɑstɪˌtut] noun [countable] Word forms prostitute : singular prostitute plural prostitutes someone who is paid to have sex with people. This word usually refers to a woman. II UK [ˈprɒstɪˌtjuːt] / US [ˈprɑstɪˌtut]… …   English dictionary

• prostitute — 1. noun a) A person who performs sexual activity for payment b) A person who is perceived as engaging in sexual activity with many people. Syn: sell out 2. verb a) To perform sexual activity for money …   Wiktionary

• prostitute — pros|ti|tute1 [ prastı,tut ] noun count someone who is paid to have sex with people. This word usually refers to a woman. prostitute pros|ti|tute 2 [ prastı,tut ] verb transitive FORMAL to waste a skill or ability on something that is not worth… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prostitute — [16] To prostitute something is etymologically to ‘set it up in front of everyone’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin prōstituere, a compound formed from the prefix prō ‘before, in public’ and statuere ‘set, place’ (source of… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• prostitute — 1 noun (C) 1 someone, especially a woman, who earns money by having sex with people who pay for it 2 male prostitute a man who earns money in this way 2 verb (T) 1 formal to use your skills, abilities etc in a way that does not show their true… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• prostitute — [16] To prostitute something is etymologically to ‘set it up in front of everyone’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin prōstituere, a compound formed from the prefix prō ‘before, in public’ and statuere ‘set, place’ (source of… …   Word origins

• prostitute — I. transitive verb ( tuted; tuting) Etymology: Latin prostitutus, past participle of prostituere, from pro before + statuere to station more at pro , statute Date: 1530 1. to offer indiscriminately for sexual intercourse especially for money 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• prostitute — /ˈprɒstətjut / (say prostuhtyooht) noun 1. a person, especially a woman, who engages in sexual intercourse for money as a livelihood. 2. someone who allows their talents to be used in a debased or unworthy way, usually for financial gain. –verb… …