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prostitute |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prostitute \Pros"ti*tute\, n. [L. prostituta.] 1. A woman giver to indiscriminate lewdness; a strumpet; a harlot. 2. A base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to infamous employments for hire. No hireling she no prostitute to praise. --Pope. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prostitute \Pros"ti*tute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prostituted}; p. pr & vb n. {Prostituting}.] [L. prostitutus p. p. of prostituere to prostitute; pro before forth + statuere to put place See {Statute}.] 1. To offer, as a woman, to a lewd use to give up to lewdness for hire. ``Do not prostitute thy daughter.'' --Lev. xix. 29. 2. To devote to base or unworthy purposes; to give up to low or indiscriminate use as to prostitute talents; to prostitute official powers. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prostitute \Pros"ti*tute\, a. [L. prostitutus p. p.] Openly given up to lewdness; devoted to base or infamous purposes. Made bold by want and prostitute for bread. --Prior From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prostitute n : a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {trollop}, {bawd}, {tart}, {cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}] v : sell one's body; exchange sex for money
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