prostitute

UK
/ˈprɒstɪtjuːt/
US
/ˈprɑːstɪtut/

Traductions

prostitutenoun
prostitutes
pl
UK
/ˈprɒstɪtjuːt/
US
/ˈprɑːstɪtut/
The police arrested a prostitute last night.
Полиция арестовала проститутку прошлой ночью.
Traductions supplémentaires
девушка по вызову
ночная бабочка
жрица любви
Synonymes
sex worker
working girl
call girl
prostituteverb
prostituted
Past Simple
prostituted
Past Participle
prostituting
Gerund
UK
/ˈprɒs.tɪ.tjuːt/
US
/ˈprɑːs.tɪ.tut/
заниматься проституцией
She had to prostitute herself to make ends meet.
Ей пришлось заниматься проституцией, чтобы сводить концы с концами.
Traductions supplémentaires
Synonymes
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.

Définitions

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.