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prostitute en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹɒstɪˌt͡ʃuːt/ yod-coalescence
  • /ˈpɹɒstɪˌtjuːt/ (Received-Pronunciation) without the yod-coalescence
  • [ˈpɹɒstɪˌt͡ʃuːt] yod-coalescence
  • /ˈpɹɑstɪˌtu(ː)t/ (General-American) without weak vowel merger
  • /ˈpɹɑstəˌtu(ː)t/ weak vowel merger
  • [ˈpɹɒstɪtʰjuːt] (Received-Pronunciation) without the yod-coalescence
  • (US) audio
  • [ˈpɹɑstɪˌtʰu(ː)t] (General-American) without weak vowel merger

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”).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Debased, corrupt; seeking personal gain by dishonourable means.
    • [H]e speaks a languages that merits not reply, and which can only excite contempt for his prostitute principles, or pity for his ignorance. 1791, Thomas Paine, Rights of Man:
  2. Taking part in promiscuous sexual activity, licentious; (later, chiefly as attributive use of noun) that is a prostitute.
    • They rightly say that attacks against prostitute women are common and that it's only when five are murdered in one place that it starts to provoke debate. 2008, Niki Adams, Lisa Longstaff, The Guardian, letters, 23 February:
  3. (obsolete) Exposed, subjected (to something shameful).
    • [A]nd novv at length all men of all Nations, not only Philoſophers, but even the vulgar, have, and doe ſtill deale vvith this [the subject of the book] as a matter of eaſe, expoſed and proſtitute to every Mother-vvit, and to be attained vvithout any great care or ſtudy, […] 1651, Tho[mas] Hobbes, “The Authors Preface to the Reader.”, in Philosophicall Rudiments Concerning Government and Society. […], London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond] for R[ichard] Royston, […], →OCLC:

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prostitute en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹɒstɪˌt͡ʃuːt/ yod-coalescence
  • /ˈpɹɒstɪˌtjuːt/ (Received-Pronunciation) without the yod-coalescence
  • [ˈpɹɒstɪˌt͡ʃuːt] yod-coalescence
  • /ˈpɹɑstɪˌtu(ː)t/ (General-American) without weak vowel merger
  • /ˈpɹɑstəˌtu(ː)t/ weak vowel merger
  • [ˈpɹɒstɪtʰjuːt] (Received-Pronunciation) without the yod-coalescence
  • (US) audio
  • [ˈpɹɑstɪˌtʰu(ː)t] (General-American) without weak vowel merger

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”).

Meanings

  1. Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
  2. A woman who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
    • Unfortunately, there is to my knowledge no visual evidence for the dress of the Roman prostitute, but the literary sources present us with a range of prostitute clothing (from rich accoutrements all the way down to nothing), […] 2012, Kelly Olson, Dress and the Roman Woman: Self-Presentation and Society, page 50:
  3. 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.
    • Kai Wen: Why not? You're nothing but a prostitute. / Vicky: How dare you call me a prostitute! 2013, Unknown, “Gang Clash resulting in the stabbing of one person”, in Crimewatch (Singaporean TV series), season 27, episode 3, spoken by Kai Wen and Vicky (Jernelle Oh and Shanice Koh):
    • Madonna would do anything for money, you know, she's a total prostitute. And I've got nothing against prostitutes. 2019 May 18, Jack Shepherd, quoting Bobby Gillespie, “Primal Scream frontman calls Madonna a 'total prostitute' for performing at Eurovision in Israel”, in The Independent:

Forms

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Antonyms

Magdalene · nonprostitute · Magdalen · convertite

Coordinates

man ho · callboy · party boy · piece of ass · Rastitute · sanky-panky · manwhore · butcher boy · Hollywood hustler · he-whore · rent-a-dread · business boy · sanky · moneyboy · rent boy

Deriveds

sorostitute · prostibot · presstitute · Rastitute · lacrosstitute · prostitot · antiprostitute · biostitute · nonprostitute · intellectual prostitute · proselytute · temple prostitute

Holonyms

demimonde · brothel · escort service · escort agency · red light district · stable of bitches

Hypernyms

sexual partner

Hyponyms

stale · asswhore · gigolo · streetwalker · courtesan · fireship · KTV girl · spinner · hetaira · homowhore · prostibot · meretrix · white slave · call girl · pan-pan · grande horizontale · carton girl · rock whore · auletris · pitcher-bawd · hetaera · outlaw · Suzie Wong · lot lizard · hetæra · streetworker · bodyworker · bottom bitch

Relateds

tart card · john school · promiscuous man · half and half · fuckie suckie · oldest profession · ponce · panderer · madam · calling card · promiscuous woman · outcall · vamp · spinning house · unorthodox entrepreneur · balum rancum · apple-squire · prostitute's client · applesquire · pimp out · whoremongery · Covent Garden abbess · Magdalene laundry · call · lady abbess · on the game · abandoned habits · sex tourism · kerb crawling · pimp · Magdalene asylum · Murphy game · prostitute oneself · procurer · fuckie-suckie · pander · yellow ticket · incall · abbess

Synonyms

puella publica · perdita · street taco · stem siren · wench · strumpet · sodomitess · prostitutor · mob · gamester · public woman · woman of ill repute · mutton · abandons · girl of the game · good-time girl · loose woman · prosty · musk cat · stew · meat puppet · woman of the street · lightskirt · prozzie · lady of the game · geebag · nun · lady of pleasure · cat · quail · slapper · mort wap-apace · thotty · nymph of darkness · puta · tart · slit · Dutch widow · bargirl · ribibe · tib · calico queen · trug · blowsabella · drab · jay · hook · blowen · gillian · harlot · thot · Fulham virgin · woman of the night · mud kicker · tweak · chromo · nymph of the pavement · hireling · creature of the night · woman of the town · soiled dove · beotch · Covent Garden nun · alley cat · sex worker · croshabell · scrubber · frail sister · prozzy · commoner · lady of the night · quean · wapping moll · pross · painted lady · floozie · punk · mermaid · sex worker · prostie · GRO · wanton · callet · hustler · lady of leisure · pro skirt · sex labourer · whore · brasser · dollymop · quiff · woman of easy virtue · Japayuki-san · fille de joie · tawaif · wapping mort · woman of ill fame · coaster · pavement princess · pucelle · trull · pro · flap · minx · bangtail · prossie · pimpette · hoe · karayuki-san · cockatrice · business girl · hoer · priestess of Venus · slag · prostitute · skainsmate · almah · mot · party girl · put · escort · hackney · 'ho · lady of light virtue · chippy · Haymarket ware · lady of the evening · sellout · quene · nymph of the pavé · broad · comfort girl · tom · pussygirl · laced mutton · brass · moll · brass nail · gay lady · wapping dell · cocotte · fornicatrix · mud-kicker · Bankside lady · working girl · prossy · vice girl · treddle · pretty horsebreaker · girl rented overnight · slut · Paphian · mudkicker · skivvy · comfort woman · bat · pug · succubus · trollop · doxy · daughter of joy · hooker · gill · blouze · trick turner

Translations (343)

nl hoer (a person having sex for profit) · nl prostituée (a person having sex for profit) · lt prostitutė (a person having sex for profit) · mn хөлсний этгээд (a person having sex for profit) · ee ahasi (a person having sex for profit) · bo གཞང་ཚོང་མ (a person having sex for profit) · ur زانِیَہ (a person having sex for profit) · ja 街娼 (a person having sex for profit) · sk kurva (a person having sex for profit) · kk салдақы (a person having sex for profit) · ka ბოზი (a person having sex for profit) · ru блядь (a person having sex for profit) · la lupānāria (a female person having sex for profit) · nan-hbl 姣婊 (a person having sex for profit) · cmn 妓男 (a person having sex for profit) · hi ख़ानगी (a person having sex for profit) · ka როსკიპი (a person having sex for profit) · gcf manawa (a person having sex for profit) · tg рӯспӣ (a person having sex for profit) · gv strumpag (a person having sex for profit) · hi फ़ाहिशा (a person having sex for profit) · ur کَسْبِی (a person having sex for profit) · da sexarbejder (a person having sex for profit) · tr sürtük (a person having sex for profit) · de Nutte (a female person having sex for profit) · sh ку̑рва (a person having sex for profit) · mt prostitut (a person having sex for profit) · ms pelacur (a person having sex for profit) · pl kurwa (a person having sex for profit) · bg проститу́тка (a person having sex for profit) · th แพศยา (a person having sex for profit) · vi đĩ (a person having sex for profit) · fi ilotyttö (a person having sex for profit) · vo prostitan (a person having sex for profit) · ko 갈보 (a person having sex for profit) · hy պոռնկուհի (a person having sex for profit) · ug جالاپ (a person having sex for profit) · non hóra (a female person having sex for profit) · eo sinvendistino (a person having sex for profit) · sw changudoa (a person having sex for profit) · my အပြာမယ် (a person having sex for profit) · ko 창녀 (a person having sex for profit) · lo ແມ່ຄຳຮາງ (a person having sex for profit) · yi הור (a person having sex for profit) · es pupis (a female person having sex for profit) · tr seks işçisi (a person having sex for profit) · ko 논다니 (a person having sex for profit) · gcf piten (a female person having sex for profit) · ur بیسْوا (a person having sex for profit) · gl prostituto (a person having sex for profit) · km ពេស្យា (a person having sex for profit) · non portkona (a female person having sex for profit) · is skækja (a person having sex for profit) · oc prostituta (a person having sex for profit) · ko 가창 (a person having sex for profit) · izh bläädi (a person having sex for profit) · ur پَتُرِیا (a person having sex for profit) · la nōnāria (a female person having sex for profit) · nan-hbl 菜店查某 (a person having sex for profit) · lo ແມ່ຈ້າງ (a person having sex for profit) · es yira (a female person having sex for profit) · ca prostitut (a person having sex for profit) · lo ບຸລະນາລີ (a person having sex for profit) · ast prostitutu (a person having sex for profit) · vo hiprostitan (a person having sex for profit) · br gast (a person having sex for profit) · sv hora (a person having sex for profit) · ar بَغِيَّة (a person having sex for profit) · de Prostituierter (a person having sex for profit) · nan-hbl 水貨 /水货 (a person having sex for profit) · fa-ira فاحِشِه (a person having sex for profit) · gcf fimèl-kòch (a female person having sex for profit) · pdt Hua (a female person having sex for profit) · et hoor (a person having sex for profit) · kmr qehbe (a person having sex for profit) · fr fille des rues (a person having sex for profit) · cmn 風塵女 /风尘女 (a person having sex for profit) · de Buhldirne (a female person having sex for profit) · lo ບຸຣະນາຣີ (a person having sex for profit) · sw kahaba (a person having sex for profit) · ha karuwa (a person having sex for profit) · es camona (a female person having sex for profit) · hi वेश्या (a person having sex for profit) · ca prostituta (a person having sex for profit) · sw malaya (a person having sex for profit) · vi điếm (a person having sex for profit) · fa-ira تَنفُروش (a person having sex for profit) · ro târfă (a person having sex for profit) · nan-hbl 漚摃 /沤𫼱 (a person having sex for profit) · lo ແພດສະຫຍາ (a person having sex for profit) · cmn 雞 /鸡 (a person having sex for profit) · pdt Zelj (a person having sex for profit) · vo jinepuedan (a person having sex for profit) · fr prostituée (a person having sex for profit) · id pelacur (a person having sex for profit) · ti ኣመንዝራ (a person having sex for profit) · ru ку́рва (a person having sex for profit) · sh kȗrva (a person having sex for profit) · mi tāne tīweka (a person having sex for profit) · bg проститутка (a female person having sex for profit) · es yiro (a female person having sex for profit) · tg фоҳиша (a person having sex for profit) · da prostitueret (a person having sex for profit) · hy մարմնավաճառ (a person having sex for profit) · vo hinepuedan (a person having sex for profit) · mt qaħba (a person having sex for profit) · lo ຄະນິກາ (a person having sex for profit) · id lonte (a person having sex for profit) · es prostituta (a female person having sex for profit) · bg жиголо (a person having sex for profit) · es jalona (a female person having sex for profit) · nan-hbl 姣查某 (a person having sex for profit) · vo jiprostitan (a person having sex for profit) · gcf madigwann (a person having sex for profit) · fr fille de joie (a person having sex for profit) · cs prostitutka (a person having sex for profit) · uk пові́я (a person having sex for profit) · it prostituta (a person having sex for profit) · fa-ira روسْپی (a person having sex for profit) · ar عَاهِرَة (a person having sex for profit) · eo amoristo (a person having sex for profit) · sh pròstitūtka (a person having sex for profit) · nan-hbl(a person having sex for profit) · da ludder (a person having sex for profit) · luy mng'ang'ule (a person having sex for profit) · de Liebesdame (a female person having sex for profit) · la lupa (a female person having sex for profit) · nrf prostituée (a person having sex for profit) · gl prostituta (a person having sex for profit) · fa-ira قَحْبِه (a person having sex for profit) · is hóra (a person having sex for profit) · la scortum (a female person having sex for profit) · eo amoristino (a person having sex for profit) · fi ilotyttö (a female person having sex for profit) · ky сойку (a person having sex for profit) · gcf zòtòbré (a person having sex for profit) · nb prostituert (a person having sex for profit) · kk ойнасқор (a person having sex for profit) · la meretrix (a person having sex for profit) · hi गणिका (a person having sex for profit) · xal яңхн (a person having sex for profit) · eo prostituito (a person having sex for profit) · hy բոզ (a person having sex for profit) · az fahişə (a person having sex for profit) · gcf bòbò (a female person having sex for profit) · it baldracca (a person having sex for profit) · ast prostituta (a person having sex for profit) · cmn 雞婆 /鸡婆 (a person having sex for profit) · gcf bòbò (a person having sex for profit) · izh hoora (a person having sex for profit) · it sgualdrina (a person having sex for profit) · ee gbolo (a person having sex for profit) · tr hayat kadını (a person having sex for profit) · la meretrix (a female person having sex for profit) · gcf manawa (a female person having sex for profit) · pt mulher da vida (a person having sex for profit) · de Prostituierte (a person having sex for profit) · ga bean choiteann (a person having sex for profit) · cmn 妓女 (a person having sex for profit) · ga striapach (a person having sex for profit) · ar زَانِيَّة (a person having sex for profit) · kk жезөкше (a person having sex for profit) · my ဇိမ်မယ် (a person having sex for profit) · de Gunstgewerblerin (a female person having sex for profit) · de Dirne (a female person having sex for profit) · ro prostituată (a person having sex for profit) · cy putain (a person having sex for profit) · ba уйнашсы (a person having sex for profit) · tg рӯсбӣ (a person having sex for profit) · eo ĉiesulino (a person having sex for profit) · id PSK (a person having sex for profit) · hu prosti f or örömlány (a person having sex for profit) · sh про̀ститӯтка (a person having sex for profit) · nah ahuiyani (a person having sex for profit) · gcf bwètakal (a female person having sex for profit) · sa वेश्या (a person having sex for profit) · es gamberra (a female person having sex for profit) · sl prostitutka (a person having sex for profit) · nan-hbl 雞 /鸡 (a person having sex for profit) · lo ກາລີ (a person having sex for profit) · ba фәхишә (a person having sex for profit) · ur رَنْڈی (a person having sex for profit) · gd siùrsach (a person having sex for profit) · gcf kòch (a female person having sex for profit) · uk шлю́ха (a person having sex for profit) · ka მეძავი (a person having sex for profit) · gcf piten (a person having sex for profit) · ga bean sráide (a person having sex for profit) · ur ویشیا (a person having sex for profit) · ru шлю́ха (a person having sex for profit) · hi पतिता (a person having sex for profit) · lo ແພດສຍາ (a person having sex for profit) · ps فاحشه (a person having sex for profit) · eo sinvendisto (a person having sex for profit) · ky проститутка (a person having sex for profit) · xal ямхн (a person having sex for profit) · lo ໂສເພນີ (a person having sex for profit) · te వేశ్య (a person having sex for profit) · mk курва (a person having sex for profit) · sq prostitutë (a person having sex for profit) · ml വേശ്യ (a person having sex for profit) · fa-ira جِنْدِه (a person having sex for profit) · sq kurvë (a person having sex for profit) · de Freudenmädchen (a female person having sex for profit) · mi karihika (a person having sex for profit) · be ку́рва (a person having sex for profit) · tr kevaşe (a person having sex for profit) · da trækkerdreng (a person having sex for profit) · yi זונה (a person having sex for profit) · hi रंडी (a person having sex for profit) · ur قَحْبَہ (a person having sex for profit) · scn tappinara (a person having sex for profit) · sk cundra (a person having sex for profit) · fi hutsu (a person having sex for profit) · pl prostytutka (a female person having sex for profit) · cmn 鴨 /鸭 (a person having sex for profit) · mr वेश्या (a person having sex for profit) · et prostituut (a person having sex for profit) · uz fohisha (a person having sex for profit) · de Prostituierte (a female person having sex for profit) · ga meirdreach (a person having sex for profit) · az qəhbə (a person having sex for profit) · ang myltestre (a person having sex for profit) · ja 売春婦 (a person having sex for profit) · la spintria (a person having sex for profit) · ky жалап (a person having sex for profit) · pl męska prostytutka (a person having sex for profit) · is gleðikona (a person having sex for profit) · gv streebagh (a person having sex for profit) · fo skøkja (a person having sex for profit) · ug پاھىشە (a person having sex for profit) · nan-hbl 趁食查某 (a person having sex for profit) · ur خانْگی (a person having sex for profit) · scn buttana (a person having sex for profit) · da sexsælger (a person having sex for profit) · nl prostituee (a person having sex for profit) · pl prostytutka (a person having sex for profit) · it squillo (a person having sex for profit) · ko 매춘부 (a person having sex for profit) · ru проститу́тка (a person having sex for profit) · gd strìopach (a person having sex for profit) · kk жәлеп (a person having sex for profit) · gcf matabwa (a person having sex for profit) · scn prustitutu (a person having sex for profit) · sk prostitútka (a person having sex for profit) · nan-hbl 摃婆 /𫼱婆 (a person having sex for profit) · sa रूपाजीवा (a person having sex for profit) · fi huora (a person having sex for profit) · ar دَاعِرَة (a person having sex for profit) · bn বেশ্যা (a person having sex for profit) · de Lustdirne (a female person having sex for profit) · lv prostitūta (a person having sex for profit) · he זוֹנָה (a person having sex for profit) · es prostituto (a person having sex for profit) · eu prostituta (a person having sex for profit) · tg қаҳба (a person having sex for profit) · fi seksityöläinen (a person having sex for profit) · nan-hbl 婊仔 (a person having sex for profit) · gcf madrébòl (a person having sex for profit) · mk проститу́тка (a person having sex for profit) · hi कसबी (a person having sex for profit) · da skøge (a person having sex for profit) · lo ແມ່ເລງ (a person having sex for profit) · la scortum (a person having sex for profit) · eo ĉiesulo (a person having sex for profit) · my ပြည့်တန်ဆာ (a person having sex for profit) · vi gái mại dâm (a person having sex for profit) · grc πόρνος (a person having sex for profit) · hi वारांगना (a person having sex for profit) · pt prostituta (a person having sex for profit) · orv курва (a person having sex for profit) · el πόρνη (a person having sex for profit) · be прастыту́тка (a person having sex for profit) · fr prostitué (a person having sex for profit) · tt фәхишә (a person having sex for profit) · it pandemia (a person having sex for profit) · mn янхан эмэгтэй (a person having sex for profit) · mt ġerrej (a person having sex for profit) · fi prostituoitu (a person having sex for profit) · sl kurba (a person having sex for profit) · ar قَحْبَة (a person having sex for profit) · scn stuppagghiara (a person having sex for profit) · lo ເພດສຍາ (a person having sex for profit) · pdt Hua (a person having sex for profit) · cs kurva (a person having sex for profit) · nan-hbl 漚查某 /沤查某 (a person having sex for profit) · hi स्वैरिणी (a person having sex for profit) · mi wahine tīweka (a person having sex for profit) · hy պոռնիկ (a person having sex for profit) · cmn 娼妓 (a person having sex for profit) · mi kairau (a person having sex for profit) · uz buzuq (a person having sex for profit) · gl puta (a person having sex for profit) · is vændiskona (a person having sex for profit) · af prostituut (a person having sex for profit) · gcf sangann (a person having sex for profit) · uk ку́рва (a person having sex for profit) · ja 娼婦 (a person having sex for profit) · it battona (a person having sex for profit) · km ស្រីខូច (a person having sex for profit) · hi पतुरिया (a person having sex for profit) · uk проститу́тка (a person having sex for profit) · nan-hbl 歹查某 (a person having sex for profit) · mt prostituta (a person having sex for profit) · de Liebesmädchen (a female person having sex for profit) · ur فاحِشَہ (a person having sex for profit) · tr orospu (a person having sex for profit) · tr nataşa (a person having sex for profit) · da glædespige (a person having sex for profit) · ang hore (a person having sex for profit) · tr fahişe (a person having sex for profit) · ti ፋይቶት (a person having sex for profit) · pap mohé di bida (a person having sex for profit) · tr orta malı (a person having sex for profit) · hu prostituált (a person having sex for profit) · ro curvă (a person having sex for profit) · th โสเภณี (a person having sex for profit) · eo prostituitino (a person having sex for profit) · sw kiberenge (a person having sex for profit) · ka სექს-მუშაკი (a person having sex for profit) · lo ເວສິຍາ (a person having sex for profit) · gv oainjyr (a person having sex for profit) · tr paçoz (a person having sex for profit) · izh kurva (a person having sex for profit) · da hore (a person having sex for profit) · sa गणिका (a person having sex for profit) · ang portcwene (a person having sex for profit) · vo nepuedan (a person having sex for profit) · it puttana (a person having sex for profit) · grc πόρνη (a person having sex for profit) · sv prostituerad (a person having sex for profit) · ga eachlach (a person having sex for profit) · nl prostitué (a person having sex for profit) · hy մարմնավաճառուհի (a person having sex for profit) · tk jelep (a person having sex for profit) · tr kahpe (a person having sex for profit) · de Hure (a female person having sex for profit) · id pekerja seks komersial (a person having sex for profit) · bg ку́рва (a person having sex for profit) · gcf rat dalo (a person having sex for profit) · io prostituco (a person having sex for profit) · gv ben oainjyragh (a person having sex for profit) · he זוֹנֶה (a person having sex for profit)

prostitute en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹɒstɪˌt͡ʃuːt/ yod-coalescence
  • /ˈpɹɒstɪˌtjuːt/ (Received-Pronunciation) without the yod-coalescence
  • [ˈpɹɒstɪˌt͡ʃuːt] yod-coalescence
  • /ˈpɹɑstɪˌtu(ː)t/ (General-American) without weak vowel merger
  • /ˈpɹɑstəˌtu(ː)t/ weak vowel merger
  • [ˈpɹɒstɪtʰjuːt] (Received-Pronunciation) without the yod-coalescence
  • (US) audio
  • [ˈpɹɑstɪˌtʰu(ː)t] (General-American) without weak vowel merger

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”).

Meanings

  1. (reflexive, transitive) To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money.
    • Gay prisoners who are being raped, prostituted, extorted, and even murdered by their straight counterparts 1980 February 16, Ed Mead, “untitled”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 29, page 8:
    • Do not prostitute thy daughter. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus xix:29:
  2. (derogatory, transitive) To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.
    • [T]heſe, their rights / In the vile ſtreets they proſtitute to ſale; / Their ancient rights, their dignities, their laws, / Their native glorious freedom. 1740, John Dyer, “The Ruins of Rome. A Poem.”, in Poems. … Viz. I. Grongar Hill. II. The Ruins of Rome. III. The Fleece, in Four Books, London: Printed by John Hughs, for Messrs. R[obert] and J[ames] Dodsley, […], published 1759, →OCLC, pages 42–43:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
prostituted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
prostituted Tense=Past lexicographic
prostitutes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
prostituting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

unprostituted · prostitutor · prostitutable

Relateds

prostitution

Synonyms

pimp (to offer another person for sexual activity for money) · turn tricks · sell out (to use one's talents for money) · sell one's body (to offer oneself for sexual activity for money)

Translations (76)

el εκπορνεύω (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · gcf ay Karénaj (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · ro se prostitua (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · pl sprostytuować się (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · pl prostytuować (figuratively: to exploit for base purposes) · pl prostytuować (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · mk се проституи́ра (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · es prostituirse (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · ca prostituir-se (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · bg своднича (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · gcf fè manawa (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · fi huorata (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · it battere (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · pt prostituir (derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame) · bg проституирам (figuratively: to exploit for base purposes) · hu prostituál (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · fa فاحشهگی (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · gl prostituír (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · ro prostitua (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · lv prostituēt (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · el εκπορνεύομαι (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · fi myydä seksiä (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · pl prostytuować się (derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame) · lv prostituēties (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · fi prostituoida (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · es prostituir (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · izh hooriissa (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · da sælge sig selv (derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame) · izh bläättiä (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · cmn 賣淫 /卖淫 (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · pt prostituir-se (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · bg проституирам (derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame) · cmn 賣春 /卖春 (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · fi saattaa häpeään (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · da prostituere sig (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · la prōstituō (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · mk проституи́ра (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · fa روسپیگری (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · pl sprostytuować (figuratively: to exploit for base purposes) · de prostituieren (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · no prostituere (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · it battere il marciapiede (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · es prostituir (derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame) · sw ukahaba (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · gcf fè fimèl-kòch (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · da tvinge ind i prostitution (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · fi raiskata (figuratively: to exploit for base purposes) · de anschaffen (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · ar بَغَى (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · fi huorata (derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame) · scn buttanijari (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · sw ukahaba (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · ru занима́ться проститу́цией (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · gl prostituír (figuratively: to exploit for base purposes) · pt prostituir (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · gl prostituírse (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · de sich prostituieren (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · sv prostituera (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · pl prostytuować się (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · fi prostituoida (figuratively: to exploit for base purposes) · pl sprostytuować (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) · gl prostituír (derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame) · gcf fè matabwa (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · da prostituere (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · fa تنفروشی (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · mk се ку́рва (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · pl sprostytuować się (derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame) · es prostituir (figuratively: to exploit for base purposes) · fi käyttää hyväksi (figuratively: to exploit for base purposes) · fr se prostituer (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · ar دَعِرَ (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · it prostituirsi (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · bg проституирам (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · fi myydä itseään (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) · pt prostituir (figuratively: to exploit for base purposes) · gcf fè bòbò (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money)