1. [informal] Someone, esp. a woman, who engages in sexual intercourse for money
   "The historical novel depicted the life of a prostitute in Victorian London";
   - cyprian [archaic, informal], prozzie [slang], wench [archaic], trull [archaic]
    
2. A sexually loose woman
   "The old-fashioned novel referred to the character as a prostitute";
   - fornicatrix [informal]

1. Sell one's body; exchange sex for money
   "Desperate for money, some individuals resort to prostituting themselves"

Derived forms: prostituting, prostituted, prostitutes

Type of: adult female, flog [Brit, informal], sell, woman

Encyclopedia: Prostitute