Prostitute

//ˈpɹɑːstətuːt//

Synonyms for "prostitute" (299 found)

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Closest matches (60)

Strong matches (90)

Related words (149)

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Translations

420 translations across 103 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • prostituut noun (a person having sex for profit)

Albanian

2 entries
  • kurvë noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostitutë noun (a person having sex for profit)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • πόρνη noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • πόρνος noun (a person having sex for profit)

Antillean Creole

4 entries
  • bwètakal noun (a female person having sex for profit)
  • bòbò noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • bòbò noun (a female person having sex for profit)
  • fimèl-kòch noun (a female person having sex for profit)

Arabic

4 entries
  • بَغِيَّة noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • دَاعِرَة noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • زَانِيَّة noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • عَاهِرَة noun (a person having sex for profit)

Armenian

4 entries
  • բոզ noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • մարմնավաճառ noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • մարմնավաճառուհի noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • պոռնիկ noun (a person having sex for profit)

Asturian

2 entries
  • prostituta noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostitutu noun (a person having sex for profit)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • fahişə noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • qəhbə noun (a person having sex for profit)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • уйнашсы noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • фәхишә noun (a person having sex for profit)

Basque

1 entries
  • prostituta noun (a person having sex for profit)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • ку́рва noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • прастыту́тка noun (a person having sex for profit)

Bengali

1 entries
  • বেশ্যা noun (a person having sex for profit)

Breton

1 entries
  • gast noun (a person having sex for profit)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • жиголо noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • ку́рва noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • проститу́тка noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • проститутка noun (a female person having sex for profit)

Burmese

3 entries
  • ဇိမ်မယ် noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • ပြည့်တန်ဆာ noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • အပြာမယ် noun (a person having sex for profit)

Catalan

3 entries
  • prostitut noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituta noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituir-se verb (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money)

Chinese

4 entries
  • 姣婊 noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • 姣查某 noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • 婊仔 noun (a person having sex for profit)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 妓女 noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • 妓男 noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • 娼妓 noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • 雞 /鸡 noun (a person having sex for profit)

Czech

2 entries
  • kurva noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostitutka noun (a person having sex for profit)

Danish

4 entries
  • glædespige noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • hore noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • ludder noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostitueret noun (a person having sex for profit)

Dutch

4 entries
  • hoer noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituee noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostitué noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituée noun (a person having sex for profit)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • amoristino noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • amoristo noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituitino noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituito noun (a person having sex for profit)

Estonian

2 entries
  • hoor noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituut noun (a person having sex for profit)

Ewe

2 entries
  • ahasi noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • gbolo noun (a person having sex for profit)

Faroese

1 entries
  • skøkja noun (a person having sex for profit)

Finnish

4 entries
  • huora noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • hutsu noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • ilotyttö noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • ilotyttö noun (a female person having sex for profit)

French

4 entries
  • fille de joie noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • fille des rues noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostitué noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituée noun (a person having sex for profit)

Galician

4 entries
  • prostituta noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituto noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • puta noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituír verb (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves)

Georgian

4 entries
  • ბოზი noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • მეძავი noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • როსკიპი noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • სექს-მუშაკი noun (a person having sex for profit)

German

4 entries
  • Buhldirne noun (a female person having sex for profit)
  • Dirne noun (a female person having sex for profit)
  • Freudenmädchen noun (a female person having sex for profit)
  • Gunstgewerblerin noun (a female person having sex for profit)

Greek

3 entries
  • πόρνη noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • εκπορνεύομαι verb (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money)
  • εκπορνεύω verb (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves)

Hausa

1 entries
  • karuwa noun (a person having sex for profit)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • זוֹנֶה noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • זוֹנָה noun (a person having sex for profit)

Hindi

4 entries
  • कसबी noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • ख़ानगी noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • गणिका noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • पतिता noun (a person having sex for profit)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • prosti f or örömlány noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituált noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituál verb (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • gleðikona noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • hóra noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • skækja noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • vændiskona noun (a person having sex for profit)

Ido

1 entries
  • prostituco noun (a person having sex for profit)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • PSK noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • lonte noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • pekerja seks komersial noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • pelacur noun (a person having sex for profit)

Ingrian

4 entries
  • bläädi noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • hoora noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • kurva noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • bläättiä verb (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money)

Iranian Persian

4 entries
  • تَنفُروش noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • جِنْدِه noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • روسْپی noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • فاحِشِه noun (a person having sex for profit)

Irish

4 entries
  • bean choiteann noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • bean sráide noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • eachlach noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • meirdreach noun (a person having sex for profit)

Italian

4 entries
  • baldracca noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • battona noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • pandemia noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituta noun (a person having sex for profit)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 売春婦 noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • 娼婦 noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • 街娼 noun (a person having sex for profit)

Kalmyk

2 entries
  • ямхн noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • яңхн noun (a person having sex for profit)

Kazakh

4 entries
  • жезөкше noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • жәлеп noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • ойнасқор noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • салдақы noun (a person having sex for profit)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ពេស្យា noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • ស្រីខូច noun (a person having sex for profit)

Korean

4 entries
  • 가창 noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • 갈보 noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • 논다니 noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • 매춘부 noun (a person having sex for profit)

Kyrgyz

3 entries
  • жалап noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • проститутка noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • сойку noun (a person having sex for profit)

Lao

4 entries
  • ກາລີ noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • ຄະນິກາ noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • ບຸຣະນາຣີ noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • ບຸລະນາລີ noun (a person having sex for profit)

Latin

4 entries
  • lupa noun (a female person having sex for profit)
  • lupānāria noun (a female person having sex for profit)
  • meretrix noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • meretrix noun (a female person having sex for profit)

Latvian

3 entries
  • prostitūta noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituēt verb (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves)
  • prostituēties verb (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • prostitutė noun (a person having sex for profit)

Luhya

2 entries
  • mng'ang'ule noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • mng'ang'ule noun (a person having sex for profit)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • курва noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • проститу́тка noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • проституи́ра verb (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves)
  • се ку́рва verb (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money)

Malay

1 entries
  • pelacur noun (a person having sex for profit)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • വേശ്യ noun (a person having sex for profit)

Maltese

4 entries
  • prostitut noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituta noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • qaħba noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • ġerrej noun (a person having sex for profit)

Manx

4 entries
  • ben oainjyragh noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • oainjyr noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • streebagh noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • strumpag noun (a person having sex for profit)

Marathi

1 entries
  • वेश्या noun (a person having sex for profit)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • хөлсний этгээд noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • янхан эмэгтэй noun (a person having sex for profit)

Māori

4 entries
  • kairau noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • karihika noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • tāne tīweka noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • wahine tīweka noun (a person having sex for profit)

Nahuatl

1 entries
  • ahuiyani noun (a person having sex for profit)

Norman

1 entries
  • prostituée noun (a person having sex for profit)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • qehbe noun (a person having sex for profit)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • prostituere verb (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • prostituert noun (a person having sex for profit)

Occitan

1 entries
  • prostituta noun (a person having sex for profit)

Old East Slavic

1 entries
  • курва noun (a person having sex for profit)

Old English

3 entries
  • hore noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • myltestre noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • portcwene noun (a person having sex for profit)

Old Norse

2 entries
  • hóra noun (a female person having sex for profit)
  • portkona noun (a female person having sex for profit)

Papiamentu

1 entries
  • mohé di bida noun (a person having sex for profit)

Pashto

1 entries
  • فاحشه noun (a person having sex for profit)

Persian

3 entries
  • تنفروشی verb (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money)
  • روسپیگری verb (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money)
  • فاحشهگی verb (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money)

Plautdietsch

3 entries
  • Hua noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • Hua noun (a female person having sex for profit)
  • Zelj noun (a person having sex for profit)

Polish

4 entries
  • kurwa noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • męska prostytutka noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostytutka noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostytutka noun (a female person having sex for profit)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • mulher da vida noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituta noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituir verb (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves)
  • prostituir verb (derogatory: to use one's talents in return for money or fame)

Romanian

4 entries
  • curvă noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituată noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • târfă noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostitua verb (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves)

Russian

4 entries
  • блядь noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • ку́рва noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • проститу́тка noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • шлю́ха noun (a person having sex for profit)

Sanskrit

3 entries
  • गणिका noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • रूपाजीवा noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • वेश्या noun (a person having sex for profit)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • siùrsach noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • strìopach noun (a person having sex for profit)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • kȗrva noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • pròstitūtka noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • ку̑рва noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • про̀ститӯтка noun (a person having sex for profit)

Sicilian

4 entries
  • buttana noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prustitutu noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • stuppagghiara noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • tappinara noun (a person having sex for profit)

Slovak

3 entries
  • cundra noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • kurva noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostitútka noun (a person having sex for profit)

Slovene

2 entries
  • kurba noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostitutka noun (a person having sex for profit)

Spanish

4 entries
  • camona noun (a female person having sex for profit)
  • gamberra noun (a female person having sex for profit)
  • jalona noun (a female person having sex for profit)
  • prostituta noun (a female person having sex for profit)

Swahili

4 entries
  • changudoa noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • kahaba noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • kiberenge noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • malaya noun (a person having sex for profit)

Swedish

3 entries
  • hora noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituerad noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • prostituera verb (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money)

Tajik

4 entries
  • рӯсбӣ noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • рӯспӣ noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • фоҳиша noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • қаҳба noun (a person having sex for profit)

Tatar

1 entries
  • фәхишә noun (a person having sex for profit)

Telugu

1 entries
  • వేశ్య noun (a person having sex for profit)

Thai

2 entries
  • แพศยา noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • โสเภณี noun (a person having sex for profit)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • གཞང་ཚོང་མ noun (a person having sex for profit)

Tigrinya

2 entries
  • ኣመንዝራ noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • ፋይቶት noun (a person having sex for profit)

Turkish

4 entries
  • fahişe noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • hayat kadını noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • kahpe noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • kevaşe noun (a person having sex for profit)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • jelep noun (a person having sex for profit)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ку́рва noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • пові́я noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • проститу́тка noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • шлю́ха noun (a person having sex for profit)

Urdu

4 entries
  • بیسْوا noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • خانْگی noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • رَنْڈی noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • زانِیَہ noun (a person having sex for profit)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • جالاپ noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • پاھىشە noun (a person having sex for profit)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • buzuq noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • fohisha noun (a person having sex for profit)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • gái mại dâm noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • điếm noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • đĩ noun (a person having sex for profit)

Volapük

4 entries
  • hinepuedan noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • hiprostitan noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • jinepuedan noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • jiprostitan noun (a person having sex for profit)

Welsh

1 entries
  • putain noun (a person having sex for profit)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • הור noun (a person having sex for profit)
  • זונה noun (a person having sex for profit)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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A certain girl was a prostitute but didn't want her grandma to know.

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He walked on appearing to disregard the prostitute.

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Sure, my mum is a prostitute, but at least we have a place to stay.

Source: tatoeba (1994526)

The only difference between a bimbo and a prostitute is payment.

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