sex work en · NOUN
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(uncountable) Any job in which sex or eroticism is involved, especially prostitution or pornography.
Many were initiated into sex work through friends who were already sex workers, but others took the initiative themselves.
1999. Peter Aggleton, "Men who sell sex: international perspectives on male prostitution", Page 44Social Control, Policing, and Sex Work I think it was the first, no second, time I got arrested.
2006. Leslie Ann Jeffrey, Gayle Michelle MacDonald, "Sex workers in the Maritimes talk back", Page 105My mother distributes condoms and outreach materials to those that do sex work for a living in the Tenderloin and Mission.
Sex work involves the exchange of sexual services, performances, or products for material compensation.
2010. Ronald John Weitzer, "Sex for sale: prostitution, pornography, and the sex industry", Page 1
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de Sexarbeit (job in which sex is involved) · ru интим-услу́ги (job in which sex is involved) · izh nussutöö (job in which sex is involved) · fi seksityö (job in which sex is involved) · hu szexmunka (job in which sex is involved) · ka სექს-მუშაობა (job in which sex is involved) · sv sexarbete (job in which sex is involved) · pl praca seksualna (job in which sex is involved) · ka სექს-ინდუსტრია (job in which sex is involved) · el σεξεργασία (job in which sex is involved) · pl sex working (job in which sex is involved) · ka სექს-ბიზნესი (job in which sex is involved) · ka სექს-სამუშაო (job in which sex is involved) · cmn 性工作 (job in which sex is involved) · fr travail du sexe (job in which sex is involved) · ru секс-индустри́я (job in which sex is involved) · es trabajo sexual (job in which sex is involved) · pt prostituição (job in which sex is involved) · ru секс-инду́стрия (job in which sex is involved) · ru секс-би́знес (job in which sex is involved)