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prostitute

UK
/ˈprɒstɪtjuːt/
US
/ˈprɑːstɪtut/

Translations

prostitutenoun
prostitutes
pl
UK
/ˈprɒstɪtjuːt/
US
/ˈprɑːstɪtut/
The city has implemented programs to help individuals who want to leave life as a prostitute.
La ville a mis en place des programmes pour aider les personnes qui veulent quitter la vie de prostituée.
The city has implemented programs to help individuals who want to leave life as a prostitute.
La ville a mis en place des programmes pour aider les personnes qui veulent quitter la vie de prostitué.
Additional translations
venduFiguré : personne qui sacrifie ses principes ou son intégrité artistique pour de l'argent ou un avantage.
Synonyms
hooker
sex worker
working girl
streetwalker
escort
call girl
prostituteverb
prostituted
Past Simple
prostituted
Past Participle
prostituting
Gerund
UK
/ˈprɒs.tɪ.tjuːt/
US
/ˈprɑːs.tɪ.tut/
prostituerEmploi transitif et pronominal.
She decided to prostitute herself to make ends meet during difficult times.
Elle a décidé de se prostituer pour joindre les deux bouts pendant les périodes difficiles.
He felt he was prostituting his artistic talents by working on commercial projects he didn't believe in.
Il avait l'impression de prostituer ses talents artistiques en travaillant sur des projets commerciaux auxquels il ne croyait pas.
Synonyms
solicit
engage in prostitution
offer oneself
prostituteadjective
more prostitute
Comp.
most prostitute
Super.
UK
/ˈprɒs.tɪ.tjuːt/
US
/ˈprɑː.stə.tut/
Used mainly attributively to describe things connected with prostitution; rarely gradable.
Additional translations
prostituéArchaïque ou littéraire : dévoyé, corrompu, au service d'intérêts indignes.
Synonyms
selling-out
depraved
sellout
unscrupulous
debased
base
mercenary
venal
corrupt
for-hire
bought
bribed

Definitions

prostitutenoun
A person who engages in sexual activity in exchange for payment.
The city has implemented programs to help individuals who want to leave life as a prostitute.
A person who compromises personal principles or artistic integrity for financial or other gain.
Critics accused him of being a literary prostitute after he accepted the lucrative sponsorship.
prostituteverb
To offer oneself or one's talents for unworthy purposes, especially for financial gain.
He felt he was prostituting his artistic talents by working on commercial projects he didn't believe in.
To engage in sexual activity for payment.
She decided to prostitute herself to make ends meet during difficult times.
prostituteadjective
archaic: Debased or devoted to unworthy or mercenary purposes.
He decried the prostitute press for spreading propaganda.
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