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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɒstɪtjuːt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɑstɪˌtut, -ˌtjut/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pros′ti to̅o̅t′, -tyo̅o̅t′)

Inflections of 'prostitute' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

prostitutes: v 3rd person singular

prostituting: v pres p

prostituted: v past

prostituted: v past p

pros•ti•tute /ˈprɑstɪˌtut, -ˌtyut/USA pronunciation n., v., -tut•ed, -tut•ing.
n. [countable]

a woman or man who engages in sexual acts for money.

[~ + oneself] to sell or offer (oneself ) as a prostitute.
to put to a use that is unworthy or dishonorable, esp. for money: [~ + object]He prostituted his talents.[~ + oneself]a writer who felt he prostituted himself, writing pornography.

See -stit-.

pros•ti•tute (pros′ti to̅o̅t′, -tyo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation n., v., -tut•ed, -tut•ing.
n.

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money;
whore;
harlot.
a man who engages in sexual acts for money.
a person who willingly uses his or her talent or ability in a base and unworthy way, usually for money.

v.t.

to sell or offer (oneself ) as a prostitute.
to put to any base or unworthy use:to prostitute one's talents.

Latin prōstitūta, noun, nominal use of feminine of prōstitūtus, past participle of prōstituere to expose (for sale), equivalent. to prō- pro-¹ + -stitū-, combining form of variant stem of statuere to cause to stand + -tus past participle suffix; see status
1520–30

pros′ti•tu′tor, n.

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prostitute /ˈprɒstɪˌtjuːt/ n

a person who engages in sexual activity for money
a person who offers his or her talent or work for unworthy purposes

vb (transitive)

to offer (oneself or another) in sexual activity for money
to offer (a person, esp oneself, or a person's talent) for unworthy purposes

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin prōstituere to expose to prostitution, from prō- in public + statuere to cause to standˌprostiˈtution n ˈprostiˌtutor n USAGE

'prostitute' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bawd - broad - call girl - camp follower - cocotte - courtesan - Cyprian - doxy - drab - fancy woman - gigolo - harlot - hetaera - hooker - john - magdalen - Mary Magdalene - meretricious - moll - pimp - poontang - punk - punter - quean - rent boy - street - streetwalker - strumpet - tart - tramp - trick - trollop - trull - walk - wench - whore - woman - working girl - baggage - bar girl - bash - bawdry - berdache - bottom lady - callboy - chippy - convertite - cruiser - fille de joie - flesh peddler

Synonyms: sex worker, whore, hooker, tart, call girl, more...

Collocations: a [street, brothel] prostitute, is a prostitute on the street, a prostitute in a brothel, more...

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