adj · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɹɒstɪˌtjuːt/without the yod-coalescence
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈpɹɒstɪthjuːt]without the yod-coalescence
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:P R AA1 S T AH0 T UW2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Debased, corrupt; seeking personal gain by dishonourable means.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Taking part in promiscuous sexual activity, licentious; (later, chiefly as attributive use of noun) that is a prostitute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Exposed, subjected (to something shameful).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sex worker
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A woman who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sellout
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: reflexive, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: woman, adult female
Narrower terms: call girl, camp follower, comfort woman, ianfu, demimondaine, streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern, white slave
10
verb
Meaning 10
sell one's body; exchange sex for money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sell
Narrower terms: street-walk, streetwalk
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh2-tu-s ~ *sth2-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Italic *statujō Proto-Italic *statuō Latin statuō Latin prōstituō Latin prōstitūtusder. English prostitute From Latin prōstitūtus, past participle of prōstituō, from prō̆ (“for, before”) + statuō (“to set up, to erect”).
Across languages
Translations
419 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
prostituut
— a person having sex for profit
Albanian:
prostitutë
— a person having sex for profit
Albanian:
kurvë
— a person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
bòbò
— a person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
piten
— a person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
rat dalo
— a person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
manawa
— a person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
madigwann
— a person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
matabwa
— a person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
zòtòbré
— a person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
madrébòl
— a person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
sangann
— a person having sex for profit
Arabic:
دَاعِرَة
(dāʕira)
— a person having sex for profit
Arabic:
بَغِيَّة
(baḡiyya)
— a person having sex for profit
Arabic:
عَاهِرَة
(ʕāhira)
— a person having sex for profit
Arabic:
زَانِيَّة
(zāniyya)
— a person having sex for profit
Arabic:
قَحْبَة
(qaḥba)
— a person having sex for profit
Armenian:
պոռնիկ
(poṙnik)
— a person having sex for profit
Armenian:
պոռնկուհի
(poṙnkuhi)
— a person having sex for profit
Armenian:
մարմնավաճառ
(marmnavačaṙ)
— a person having sex for profit
Armenian:
մարմնավաճառուհի
(marmnavačaṙuhi)
— a person having sex for profit
Armenian:
բոզ
(boz)
— a person having sex for profit
Asturian:
prostitutu
— a person having sex for profit
Asturian:
prostituta
— a person having sex for profit
Azerbaijani:
fahişə
— a person having sex for profit
Azerbaijani:
qəhbə
— a person having sex for profit
Bashkir:
фәхишә
(fəxişə)
— a person having sex for profit
Bashkir:
уйнашсы
(uynaşsı)
— a person having sex for profit
Basque:
prostituta
— a person having sex for profit
Belarusian:
прастыту́тка
(prastytútka)
— a person having sex for profit
Belarusian:
ку́рва
(kúrva)
— a person having sex for profit
Bengali:
বেশ্যা
(beśśa)
— a person having sex for profit
Breton:
gast
— a person having sex for profit
Bulgarian:
проститу́тка
(prostitútka)
— a person having sex for profit
Bulgarian:
ку́рва
(kúrva)
— a person having sex for profit
Bulgarian:
жиголо
(žigolo)
— a person having sex for profit
Burmese:
ပြည့်တန်ဆာ
(prany.tanhca)
— a person having sex for profit
Burmese:
ဇိမ်မယ်
(jimmai)
— a person having sex for profit
Burmese:
အပြာမယ်
(a.pramai)
— a person having sex for profit
Catalan:
prostitut
— a person having sex for profit
Catalan:
prostituta
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese:
婊仔
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese:
婊
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese:
水貨 /水货
(zh-min-nan)
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese:
雞 /鸡
(zh-min-nan)
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese:
趁食查某
(zh-min-nan)
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese:
菜店查某
(zh-min-nan)
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese:
歹查某
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese:
摃婆 /𫼱婆
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese:
姣查某
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese:
漚查某 /沤查某
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese:
漚摃 /沤𫼱
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese:
姣婊
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese Mandarin:
妓女
(jìnǚ)
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese Mandarin:
妓男
(jìnán)
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese Mandarin:
雞 /鸡
(jī)
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese Mandarin:
鴨 /鸭
(yā)
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese Mandarin:
雞婆 /鸡婆
(jīpó)
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese Mandarin:
娼妓
(chāngjì)
— a person having sex for profit
Chinese Mandarin:
風塵女 /风尘女
(fēngchénnǚ)
— a person having sex for profit
Czech:
prostitutka
— a person having sex for profit
Czech:
kurva
— a person having sex for profit
Danish:
prostitueret
— a person having sex for profit
Danish:
ludder
— a person having sex for profit
Danish:
glædespige
— a person having sex for profit
Danish:
trækkerdreng
— a person having sex for profit
Danish:
skøge
— a person having sex for profit
Danish:
sexsælger
— a person having sex for profit
Danish:
sexarbejder
— a person having sex for profit
Danish:
hore
— a person having sex for profit
Dutch:
prostituee
— a person having sex for profit
Dutch:
prostituée
— a person having sex for profit
Dutch:
prostitué
— a person having sex for profit
Dutch:
hoer
— a person having sex for profit
Esperanto:
prostituito
— a person having sex for profit
Esperanto:
prostituitino
— a person having sex for profit
Esperanto:
ĉiesulo
— a person having sex for profit
Esperanto:
ĉiesulino
— a person having sex for profit
Esperanto:
amoristo
— a person having sex for profit
Esperanto:
amoristino
— a person having sex for profit
Esperanto:
sinvendisto
— a person having sex for profit
Esperanto:
sinvendistino
— a person having sex for profit
Estonian:
prostituut
— a person having sex for profit
Estonian:
hoor
— a person having sex for profit
Ewe:
ahasi
— a person having sex for profit
Ewe:
gbolo
— a person having sex for profit
Faroese:
skøkja
— a person having sex for profit
Finnish:
prostituoitu
— a person having sex for profit
Finnish:
huora
— a person having sex for profit
Finnish:
hutsu
— a person having sex for profit
Finnish:
ilotyttö
— a person having sex for profit
Finnish:
seksityöläinen
— a person having sex for profit
French:
prostitué
— a person having sex for profit
French:
prostituée
— a person having sex for profit
French:
fille des rues
— a person having sex for profit
French:
fille de joie
— a person having sex for profit
Galician:
prostituto
— a person having sex for profit
Galician:
prostituta
— a person having sex for profit
Galician:
puta
— a person having sex for profit
Georgian:
სექს-მუშაკი
(seks-mušaḳi)
— a person having sex for profit
Georgian:
მეძავი
(meʒavi)
— a person having sex for profit
Georgian:
ბოზი
(bozi)
— a person having sex for profit
Georgian:
როსკიპი
(rosḳiṗi)
— a person having sex for profit
German:
Prostituierter
— a person having sex for profit
German:
Prostituierte
— a person having sex for profit
Greek:
πόρνη
(pórni)
— a person having sex for profit
Ancient Greek:
πόρνη
(pórnē)
— a person having sex for profit
Ancient Greek:
πόρνος
(pórnos)
— a person having sex for profit
Hausa:
karuwa
— a person having sex for profit
Hebrew:
זוֹנָה
(zoná)
— a person having sex for profit
Hebrew:
זוֹנֶה
(zoné)
— a person having sex for profit
Hindi:
वेश्या
(veśyā)
— a person having sex for profit
Hindi:
गणिका
(gaṇikā)
— a person having sex for profit
Hindi:
पतिता
(patitā)
— a person having sex for profit
Hindi:
कसबी
(kasbī)
— a person having sex for profit
Hindi:
पतुरिया
(paturiyā)
— a person having sex for profit
Hindi:
रंडी
(raṇḍī)
— a person having sex for profit
Hindi:
फ़ाहिशा
(fāhiśā)
— a person having sex for profit
Hindi:
वारांगना
(vārāṅgnā)
— a person having sex for profit
Hindi:
ख़ानगी
(xāngī)
— a person having sex for profit
Hindi:
स्वैरिणी
(svairiṇī)
— a person having sex for profit
Hungarian:
prostituált
— a person having sex for profit
Hungarian:
prosti f or örömlány
— a person having sex for profit
Icelandic:
vændiskona
— a person having sex for profit
Icelandic:
skækja
— a person having sex for profit
Icelandic:
gleðikona
— a person having sex for profit
Icelandic:
hóra
— a person having sex for profit
Ido:
prostituco
— a person having sex for profit
Indonesian:
pekerja seks komersial
— a person having sex for profit
Indonesian:
PSK
— a person having sex for profit
Indonesian:
lonte
— a person having sex for profit
Indonesian:
pelacur
— a person having sex for profit
Ingrian:
hoora
— a person having sex for profit
Ingrian:
kurva
— a person having sex for profit
Ingrian:
bläädi
— a person having sex for profit
Irish:
striapach
— a person having sex for profit
Irish:
meirdreach
— a person having sex for profit
Irish:
bean sráide
— a person having sex for profit
Irish:
bean choiteann
— a person having sex for profit
Irish:
eachlach
— a person having sex for profit
Italian:
prostituta
— a person having sex for profit
Italian:
squillo
— a person having sex for profit
Italian:
battona
— a person having sex for profit
Italian:
puttana
— a person having sex for profit
Italian:
baldracca
— a person having sex for profit
Italian:
sgualdrina
— a person having sex for profit
Italian:
pandemia
— a person having sex for profit
Japanese:
売春婦
(baishunfu)
— a person having sex for profit
Japanese:
娼婦
(shōfu)
— a person having sex for profit
Japanese:
街娼
(gaishō)
— a person having sex for profit
Kalmyk:
ямхн
(yamxn)
— a person having sex for profit
Kalmyk:
яңхн
(yañxn)
— a person having sex for profit
Kazakh:
жәлеп
(jälep)
— a person having sex for profit
Kazakh:
жезөкше
(jezökşe)
— a person having sex for profit
Kazakh:
ойнасқор
(oinasqor)
— a person having sex for profit
Kazakh:
салдақы
(saldaqy)
— a person having sex for profit
Khmer:
ស្រីខូច
(srəy khouc)
— a person having sex for profit
Khmer:
ពេស្យា
(peihsyaa)
— a person having sex for profit
Korean:
매춘부
(maechunbu)
— a person having sex for profit
Korean:
창녀
(changnyeo)
— a person having sex for profit
Korean:
갈보
(galbo)
— a person having sex for profit
Korean:
논다니
(nondani)
— a person having sex for profit
Korean:
가창
(gachang)
— a person having sex for profit
Northern Kurdish:
qehbe
— a person having sex for profit
Kyrgyz:
проститутка
(prostitutka)
— a person having sex for profit
Kyrgyz:
сойку
(soyku)
— a person having sex for profit
Kyrgyz:
жалап
(jalap)
— a person having sex for profit
Lao:
ກາລີ
(kā lī)
— a person having sex for profit
Lao:
ຄະນິກາ
(kha ni kā)
— a person having sex for profit
Lao:
ໂສເພນີ
(sō phē nī)
— a person having sex for profit
Lao:
ບຸຣະນາຣີ
(bu ra nā rī)
— a person having sex for profit
Lao:
ບຸລະນາລີ
(bu la nā lī)
— a person having sex for profit
Lao:
ເພດສຍາ
(phēt sa nyā)
— a person having sex for profit
Lao:
ແພດສຍາ
(phǣt sa nyā)
— a person having sex for profit
Lao:
ແພດສະຫຍາ
(phǣt sa nyā)
— a person having sex for profit
Lao:
ແມ່ຄໍາຮາງ
(mǣ kham hāng)
— a person having sex for profit
Lao:
ແມ່ຈ້າງ
(mǣ chāng)
— a person having sex for profit
Lao:
ແມ່ເລງ
(mǣ lēng)
— a person having sex for profit
Lao:
ເວສິຍາ
(wē si nyā)
— a person having sex for profit
Latin:
spintria
— a person having sex for profit
Latin:
meretrix
— a person having sex for profit
Latin:
scortum
— a person having sex for profit
Latvian:
prostitūta
— a person having sex for profit
Lithuanian:
prostitutė
— a person having sex for profit
Luhya:
mng'ang'ule
— a person having sex for profit
Macedonian:
проститу́тка
(prostitútka)
— a person having sex for profit
Macedonian:
курва
(kurva)
— a person having sex for profit
Malay:
pelacur
— a person having sex for profit
Malayalam:
വേശ്യ
(vēśya)
— a person having sex for profit
Maltese:
prostituta
— a person having sex for profit
Maltese:
prostitut
— a person having sex for profit
Maltese:
qaħba
— a person having sex for profit
Maltese:
ġerrej
— a person having sex for profit
Manx:
streebagh
— a person having sex for profit
Manx:
strumpag
— a person having sex for profit
Manx:
oainjyr
— a person having sex for profit
Manx:
ben oainjyragh
— a person having sex for profit
Māori:
kairau
— a person having sex for profit
Māori:
wahine tīweka
— a person having sex for profit
Māori:
tāne tīweka
— a person having sex for profit
Māori:
karihika
— a person having sex for profit
Marathi:
वेश्या
(veśyā)
— a person having sex for profit
Mongolian:
янхан эмэгтэй
(janxan emegtej)
— a person having sex for profit
Mongolian:
хөлсний этгээд
(xölsnii etgeed)
— a person having sex for profit
Nahuatl:
ahuiyani
— a person having sex for profit
Norman:
prostituée
— a person having sex for profit
Norwegian Bokmål:
prostituert
— a person having sex for profit
Occitan:
prostituta
— a person having sex for profit
Old East Slavic:
курва
(kurva)
— a person having sex for profit
Old English:
portcwene
— a person having sex for profit
Old English:
myltestre
— a person having sex for profit
Old English:
hore
— a person having sex for profit
Papiamentu:
mohé di bida
— a person having sex for profit
Pashto:
فاحشه
(fāheša)
— a person having sex for profit
Iranian Persian:
روسْپی
(ruspi)
— a person having sex for profit
Iranian Persian:
تَنفُروش
(tan-foruš)
— a person having sex for profit
Iranian Persian:
فاحِشِه
(fâheše)
— a person having sex for profit
Iranian Persian:
جِنْدِه
(jende)
— a person having sex for profit
Iranian Persian:
قَحْبِه
(ġahbe)
— a person having sex for profit
Plautdietsch:
Hua
— a person having sex for profit
Plautdietsch:
Zelj
— a person having sex for profit
Polish:
prostytutka
— a person having sex for profit
Polish:
męska prostytutka
— a person having sex for profit
Polish:
kurwa
— a person having sex for profit
Portuguese:
prostituta
— a person having sex for profit
Portuguese:
mulher da vida
— a person having sex for profit
Romanian:
prostituată
— a person having sex for profit
Romanian:
curvă
— a person having sex for profit
Romanian:
târfă
— a person having sex for profit
Russian:
проститу́тка
(prostitútka)
— a person having sex for profit
Russian:
шлю́ха
(šljúxa)
— a person having sex for profit
Russian:
блядь
(bljadʹ)
— a person having sex for profit
Russian:
ку́рва
(kúrva)
— a person having sex for profit
Sanskrit:
वेश्या
(veśyā)
— a person having sex for profit
Sanskrit:
रूपाजीवा
(rūpājīvā)
— a person having sex for profit
Sanskrit:
गणिका
(gaṇikā)
— a person having sex for profit
Scottish Gaelic:
siùrsach
— a person having sex for profit
Scottish Gaelic:
strìopach
— a person having sex for profit
Serbo-Croatian:
про̀ститӯтка
— a person having sex for profit
Serbo-Croatian:
ку̑рва
— a person having sex for profit
Serbo-Croatian:
pròstitūtka
— a person having sex for profit
Serbo-Croatian:
kȗrva
— a person having sex for profit
Sicilian:
buttana
— a person having sex for profit
Sicilian:
stuppagghiara
— a person having sex for profit
Sicilian:
tappinara
— a person having sex for profit
Sicilian:
prustitutu
— a person having sex for profit
Slovak:
prostitútka
— a person having sex for profit
Slovak:
kurva
— a person having sex for profit
Slovak:
cundra
— a person having sex for profit
Slovene:
prostitutka
— a person having sex for profit
Slovene:
kurba
— a person having sex for profit
Spanish:
prostituto
— a person having sex for profit
Swahili:
malaya
— a person having sex for profit
Swahili:
kahaba
— a person having sex for profit
Swahili:
changudoa
— a person having sex for profit
Swahili:
kiberenge
— a person having sex for profit
Swedish:
prostituerad
— a person having sex for profit
Swedish:
hora
— a person having sex for profit
Tajik:
фоҳиша
(fohiša)
— a person having sex for profit
Tajik:
қаҳба
(qahba)
— a person having sex for profit
Tajik:
рӯспӣ
(rüspi)
— a person having sex for profit
Tajik:
рӯсбӣ
(rüsbi)
— a person having sex for profit
Tatar:
фәхишә
(fäxişä)
— a person having sex for profit
Telugu:
వేశ్య
(vēśya)
— a person having sex for profit
Thai:
โสเภณี
(sǒo-pee-nii)
— a person having sex for profit
Thai:
แพศยา
(pɛ̂ɛt-sà-yǎa)
— a person having sex for profit
Tibetan:
གཞང་ཚོང་མ
(gzhang tshong ma)
— a person having sex for profit
Tigrinya:
ፋይቶት
(faytot)
— a person having sex for profit
Tigrinya:
ኣመንዝራ
(ʾamänzəra)
— a person having sex for profit
Turkish:
orospu
— a person having sex for profit
Turkish:
fahişe
— a person having sex for profit
Turkish:
hayat kadını
— a person having sex for profit
Turkish:
orta malı
— a person having sex for profit
Turkish:
paçoz
— a person having sex for profit
Turkish:
sürtük
— a person having sex for profit
Turkish:
seks işçisi
— a person having sex for profit
Turkish:
kevaşe
— a person having sex for profit
Turkish:
nataşa
— a person having sex for profit
Turkish:
kahpe
— a person having sex for profit
Turkmen:
jelep
— a person having sex for profit
Ukrainian:
проститу́тка
(prostytútka)
— a person having sex for profit
Ukrainian:
пові́я
(povíja)
— a person having sex for profit
Ukrainian:
шлю́ха
(šljúxa)
— a person having sex for profit
Ukrainian:
ку́рва
(kúrva)
— a person having sex for profit
Urdu:
ویشیا
(veśyā)
— a person having sex for profit
Urdu:
فاحِشَہ
(fāhiśa)
— a person having sex for profit
Urdu:
رَنْڈی
(ranḍī)
— a person having sex for profit
Urdu:
قَحْبَہ
(qahba)
— a person having sex for profit
Urdu:
زانِیَہ
(zāniya)
— a person having sex for profit
Urdu:
بیسْوا
(besvā)
— a person having sex for profit
Urdu:
کَسْبِی
(kasbī)
— a person having sex for profit
Urdu:
پَتُرِیا
(paturiyā)
— a person having sex for profit
Urdu:
خانْگی
(xāngī)
— a person having sex for profit
Uyghur:
پاھىشە
(pahishe)
— a person having sex for profit
Uyghur:
جالاپ
(jalap)
— a person having sex for profit
Uzbek:
fohisha
— a person having sex for profit
Uzbek:
buzuq
— a person having sex for profit
Vietnamese:
đĩ
— a person having sex for profit
Vietnamese:
điếm
— a person having sex for profit
Vietnamese:
gái mại dâm
— a person having sex for profit
Volapük:
prostitan
— a person having sex for profit
Volapük:
hiprostitan
— a person having sex for profit
Volapük:
jiprostitan
— a person having sex for profit
Volapük:
nepuedan
— a person having sex for profit
Volapük:
hinepuedan
— a person having sex for profit
Volapük:
jinepuedan
— a person having sex for profit
Welsh:
putain
— a person having sex for profit
Yiddish:
זונה
(zoyne)
— a person having sex for profit
Yiddish:
הור
(hur)
— a person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
bòbò
— a female person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
fimèl-kòch
— a female person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
manawa
— a female person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
piten
— a female person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
kòch
— a female person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
bwètakal
— a female person having sex for profit
Bulgarian:
проститутка
(prostitutka)
— a female person having sex for profit
Finnish:
ilotyttö
— a female person having sex for profit
German:
Prostituierte
— a female person having sex for profit
German:
Hure
— a female person having sex for profit
German:
Nutte
— a female person having sex for profit
German:
Dirne
— a female person having sex for profit
German:
Lustdirne
— a female person having sex for profit
German:
Buhldirne
— a female person having sex for profit
German:
Gunstgewerblerin
— a female person having sex for profit
German:
Liebesdame
— a female person having sex for profit
German:
Liebesmädchen
— a female person having sex for profit
German:
Freudenmädchen
— a female person having sex for profit
Latin:
meretrix
— a female person having sex for profit
Latin:
scortum
— a female person having sex for profit
Latin:
nōnāria
— a female person having sex for profit
Latin:
lupānāria
— a female person having sex for profit
Latin:
lupa
— a female person having sex for profit
Old Norse:
hóra
— a female person having sex for profit
Old Norse:
portkona
— a female person having sex for profit
Plautdietsch:
Hua
— a female person having sex for profit
Polish:
prostytutka
— a female person having sex for profit
Spanish:
prostituta
— a female person having sex for profit
Spanish:
camona
— a female person having sex for profit
Spanish:
gamberra
— a female person having sex for profit
Spanish:
jalona
— a female person having sex for profit
Spanish:
yira
— a female person having sex for profit
Spanish:
yiro
— a female person having sex for profit
Spanish:
pupis
— a female person having sex for profit
Antillean Creole:
fè bòbò
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Antillean Creole:
fè fimèl-kòch
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Antillean Creole:
fè manawa
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Antillean Creole:
fè matabwa
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Antillean Creole:
ay Karénaj
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Arabic:
دَعِرَ
(daʕira)
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Arabic:
بَغَى
(baḡā)
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Bulgarian:
проституирам
(prostituiram)
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Catalan:
prostituir-se
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Chinese Mandarin:
賣淫 /卖淫
(màiyín)
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Chinese Mandarin:
賣春 /卖春
(màichūn)
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Danish:
prostituere
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Danish:
prostituere sig
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Finnish:
myydä itseään
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Finnish:
myydä seksiä
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Finnish:
huorata
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
French:
se prostituer
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Galician:
prostituírse
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
German:
sich prostituieren
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
German:
anschaffen
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Greek:
εκπορνεύομαι
(ekpornévomai)
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Hungarian:
prostituál
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Ingrian:
hooriissa
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Ingrian:
bläättiä
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Italian:
prostituirsi
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Italian:
battere il marciapiede
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Italian:
battere
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Latvian:
prostituēties
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Macedonian:
се проституи́ра
(se prostituíra)
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Macedonian:
се ку́рва
(se kúrva)
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Norwegian:
prostituere
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Persian:
روسپیگری
(ruspi-gari)
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Persian:
تنفروشی
(tan-foruši)
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Persian:
فاحشهگی
(fâheše-gi)
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Polish:
prostytuować się
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Polish:
sprostytuować się
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Portuguese:
prostituir-se
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Romanian:
se prostitua
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Russian:
занима́ться проститу́цией
(zanimátʹsja prostitúcijej)
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Sicilian:
buttanijari
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Spanish:
prostituirse
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Swahili:
ukahaba
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Swedish:
prostituera
— reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money
Bulgarian:
своднича
(svodniča)
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Danish:
tvinge ind i prostitution
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Finnish:
saattaa häpeään
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Finnish:
prostituoida
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Galician:
prostituír
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
German:
prostituieren
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Greek:
εκπορνεύω
(ekpornévo)
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Latin:
prōstituō
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Latvian:
prostituēt
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Macedonian:
проституи́ра
(prostituíra)
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Polish:
prostytuować
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Polish:
sprostytuować
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Portuguese:
prostituir
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Romanian:
prostitua
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Spanish:
prostituir
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Swahili:
ukahaba
— to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Bulgarian:
проституирам
(prostituiram)
— derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame
Danish:
sælge sig selv
— derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame
Finnish:
huorata
— derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame
Galician:
prostituír
— derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame
Polish:
prostytuować się
— derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame
Polish:
sprostytuować się
— derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame
Portuguese:
prostituir
— derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame
Spanish:
prostituir
— derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame
Bulgarian:
проституирам
(prostituiram)
— figuratively: to exploit for base purposes
Finnish:
raiskata
— figuratively: to exploit for base purposes
Finnish:
prostituoida
— figuratively: to exploit for base purposes
Finnish:
käyttää hyväksi
— figuratively: to exploit for base purposes
Galician:
prostituír
— figuratively: to exploit for base purposes
Polish:
prostytuować
— figuratively: to exploit for base purposes
Polish:
sprostytuować
— figuratively: to exploit for base purposes
Portuguese:
prostituir
— figuratively: to exploit for base purposes
Spanish:
prostituir
— figuratively: to exploit for base purposes
