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Definition of prostitute - 4 dictionary results

pros⋅ti⋅tute

  [pros-ti-toot, -tyoot] noun, verb, -tut⋅ed, -tut⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
2. a man who engages in sexual acts for money.
3. a person who willingly uses his or her talent or ability in a base and unworthy way, usually for money.
–verb (used with object)
4. to sell or offer (oneself) as a prostitute.
5. to put to any base or unworthy use: to prostitute one's talents.
Origin:
1520–30; < L prōstitūta, n. use of fem. of prōstitūtus, ptp. of prōstituere to expose (for sale), equiv. to prō- pro- 1 + -stitū-, comb. form of var. s. of statuere to cause to stand + -tus ptp. suffix; see status

Related forms:
pros⋅ti⋅tu⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. call girl, streetwalker, courtesan; trollop, strumpet.
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pros·ti·tute   (prŏs'tĭ-tōōt', -tyōōt')   
n.  

  1. One who solicits and accepts payment for sex acts.

  2. One who sells one's abilities, talent, or name for an unworthy purpose.

tr.v.   pros·ti·tut·ed, pros·ti·tut·ing, pros·ti·tutes

  1. To offer (oneself or another) for sexual hire.

  2. To sell (oneself or one's talent, for example) for an unworthy purpose.


[Latin prōstitūta, from feminine past participle of prōstituere, to prostitute : prō-, in front; see pro-1 + statuere, to cause to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
pros'ti·tu'tor n.
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Main Entry: pros·ti·tute
Pronunciation: 'präs-t&-"tüt, -"tyüt
Function: noun
: a person who engages in sexual activity indiscriminately esp. for money —compare PANDERER, PIMP

Main Entry: prostitute
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -tut·ed; -tut·ing
Etymology: Latin prostitutus, past participle of prostituere, from pro- before + statuere to cause to stand, place
: to offer as a prostitute
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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