woman of the street

woman of the street
noun
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
Syn:
Derivationally related forms: ↑bawdy (for: ↑bawd), ↑whoredom (for: ↑whore), ↑whore (for: ↑whore), ↑prostitute (for: ↑prostitute)
Hypernyms: ↑woman, ↑adult female
Hyponyms:

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or woman of the streets

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woman of the street,
a prostitute, especially a streetwalker.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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