Definition of prostitute. Meaning of prostitute. Synonyms of prostitute

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Definition of prostitute

Prostitute
Prostitute Pros"ti*tute, n. [L. prostituta.] 1. A woman giver to indiscriminate lewdness; a strumpet; a harlot. 2. A base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to infamous employments for hire. No hireling she, no prostitute to praise. --Pope.
Prostitute
Prostitute Pros"ti*tute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prostituted; p. pr. & vb. n. Prostituting.] [L. prostitutus, p. p. of prostituere to prostitute; pro before, forth + statuere to put, place. See Statute.] 1. To offer, as a woman, to a lewd use; to give up to lewdness for hire. ``Do not prostitute thy daughter.' --Lev. xix. 29. 2. To devote to base or unworthy purposes; to give up to low or indiscriminate use; as, to prostitute talents; to prostitute official powers. --Milton.
Prostitute
Prostitute Pros"ti*tute, a. [L. prostitutus, p. p.] Openly given up to lewdness; devoted to base or infamous purposes. Made bold by want, and prostitute for bread. --Prior

Meaning of prostitute from wikipedia

- called a prostitute, and sometimes a **** worker, but the words hooker and **** are also sometimes used to describe those who work as prostitutes. Prostitution...
- honor of a goddess or a once-in-a-lifetime prostitution, professional prostitutes or slaves owned by a temple or sanctuary, and temporary prostitution...
- reasons). Prostitute or Prostitution may also refer to: Prostitute (1927 film), Soviet drama film Prostitute (1980 film), British film Prostitute (Alphaville...
- The Prostitutes are an indie rock band formed in 2004 in Prague, Czech Republic. The original members were singer Adrian T. Bell, guitarist Martin Destroyer...
- Street prostitution is a form of prostitution in which a prostitute solicits customers from a public place, most commonly a street, while waiting at street...
- "Common prostitute" is a term used in English law related to prostitution. The term was first used in the Vagrancy Act 1824. The term continued to be used...
- oppose the practice believe that the terms child prostitution and child prostitute carry problematic connotations because children are generally not expected...
- looking to fulfill their ****ual needs. Male prostitutes have been far less studied than female prostitutes by researchers. Even so, male prostitution has...
- Cry of a Prostitute (Italian: Quelli che contano, also known as Love Kills and Guns of the Big Shots) is a 1974 Italian gangster film directed by Andrea...
- หญิงคนชั่ว, lit. 'the wicked woman'), translated into English as The Prostitute, is a Thai novel by Ko Surangkhanang. First published in 1937, it initially...