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Etymology
From Latin prostitutum, past participle of prostituere, from prefix pro-, "for" or "before", + statuere (turns into -stituere with prefixes appended), "to set up or erect".

Pronunciation
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Noun
en-noun

1. A person who performs sexual activity for payment
2. A person who is perceived as engaging in sexual activity with many people.
3. A person who does, or offers to do, an activity for money, despite personal dislike or dishonour

Synonyms
italbrac|person who performs sexual activity for payment: see WikiSaurus:prostitute
italbrac|person perceived as engaging in sexual activity: see WikiSaurus:promiscuous woman, WikiSaurus:promiscuous man
italbrac|person who does an activity for money: sell out

Translations

Hindi: व�श�या (veshya)
Hebrew: ��נ� (zona) f, �׳����� (jigolo) m
Hungarian: prostituált, prosti f, or örömlány f
Ido: prostituco
Italian: prostituta f :it:prostituta|^
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Japanese: 売�婦 (baishunfu)
Korean: �보 (galbo), ��� (nondani), 매�� (賣�婦, maechunbu)
Latin: meretrix f
Lithuanian: prostitut� f
Maltese: prostituta f, prostitut m, qaħba f, ġerrej m
Nahuatl: ahuiyani
Norwegian: prostituert m
Papiamentu: mohé di bida
Polish: prostytutka f, m�ska prostytutka (male)
Romanian: prostituat� f, curv� f, târf� f
Russian: п�о��и���ка (prostitútka) f
Scottish Gaelic: siùrsach f, strìopach f
Slovak: prostitútka#Slovak|prostitútka f, kurva#Slovak|kurva f, cundra#Slovak|cundra f
Spanish: prostituta f :es:prostituta|^
Swedish: prostituerad, hora
Telugu: వ�శ�య (vaeSya)
Thai: THchar|�ส�ภ�ี (s�h-pây-nee)
Turkish: orospu, fahi�e

Verb
en-verb|prostitut|ing

1. context|transitive|usually reflexively To perform sexual activity for money
2. transitive To make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves.

Related terms
prostitution
male prostitute
child prostitute
boy prostitute

Translations
trans-top|To perform sexual activity for money
Finnish: myydä itsensä|itseään, (degrading) huorata
German: sich prostituieren
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trans-top|To make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves
Finnish: myydä, prostituoida
German: prostituieren
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ttbc|Greek: εκ�ο�νε�� (ekpornevo), εξ�θ� �ε �ο�νεία (eksotho se pornia)
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