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prostitute
English
Etymology
From Latin pr?stit?tus, past participle of pr?stitu?, from pr?? (“for, before”) +? statu? (“to set up, to erect”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p??st?tju?t/, /?p??st?t?u?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /?p???st?tu?t/
Verb
prostitute (third-person singular simple present prostitutes, present participle prostituting, simple past and past participle prostituted)
- (transitive, reflexive) To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money. [from 16th c.]
- 1611, Bible (Authorized Version), Leviticus xix. 29:
- Do not prostitute thy daughter.
- 1611, Bible (Authorized Version), Leviticus xix. 29:
- (transitive, derogatory) To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.
Synonyms
- (to offer oneself for sexual activity for money): sell one's body, turn tricks; see also Thesaurus:prostitute oneself
- (to offer another person for sexual activity for money): pimp; see also Thesaurus:pimp out
- (to use one's talents for money): sell out
Related terms
- prostitution
Translations
Adjective
prostitute (comparative more prostitute, superlative most prostitute)
- (obsolete) Debased, corrupt; seeking personal gain by dishonourable means. [16th–19th c.]
- 1791, Thomas Paine, Rights of Man:
- [H]e speaks a languages that merits not reply, and which can only excite contempt for his prostitute principles, or pity for his ignorance.
- 1791, Thomas Paine, Rights of Man:
- Taking part in promiscuous sexual activity, licentious; (later, chiefly as attributive use of noun) that is a prostitute. [from 16th c.]
- 2008, Niki Adams, Lisa Longstaff, The Guardian, letters, 23 February:
- They rightly say that attacks against prostitute women are common and that it's only when five are murdered in one place that it starts to provoke debate.
- 2008, Niki Adams, Lisa Longstaff, The Guardian, letters, 23 February:
- (obsolete) Exposed, subjected (to something shameful). [16th–18th c.]
- 1651, Thomas Hobbes, Philosophicall rudiments concerning government and society:
- As a matter of ease, exposed and prostitute to every Mother-wit, and to be attained without any great care or study.
- 1651, Thomas Hobbes, Philosophicall rudiments concerning government and society:
Noun
prostitute (plural prostitutes)
- Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood. [from 18th c.]
- Synonyms: sex worker; see also Thesaurus:prostitute
- Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:prostitute
- A woman who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood. [from 17th c.]
- 2012, Kelly Olson, Dress and the Roman Woman: Self-Presentation and Society, page 50:
- Unfortunately, there is to my knowledge no visual evidence for the dress of the Roman prostitute, but the literary sources present us with a range of prostitute clothing (from rich accoutrements all the way down to nothing), […]
- 2012, Kelly Olson, Dress and the Roman Woman: Self-Presentation and Society, page 50:
- A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]
- Synonym: sellout
Usage notes
- Some speakers consider prostitutes (sex workers) to be female by default, and thus use "male prostitute" to refer to a man doing the same job.
Synonyms
- Thesaurus:prostitute
Translations
Afrikaans
Noun
prostitute
- plural of prostituut
Italian
Noun
prostitute f
- plural of prostituta
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pro?s.ti?tu?.te/, [p?o?s?t???t?u?t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pros.ti?tu.te/, [p??st?i?t?u?t??]
Participle
pr?stit?te
- vocative masculine singular of pr?stit?tus
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prosty
English
Alternative forms
- prostie
Etymology
Shortened from prostitute.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?sti
Noun
prosty (plural prosties)
- (US, slang) A prostitute.
Synonyms
- prossy (UK)
- tart (UK)
- whore
Anagrams
- sporty
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *prost?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pr?.st?/
Adjective
prosty (comparative prostszy, superlative najprostszy, adverb prosto)
- straight
- Antonym: krzywy
- simple, easy
- Synonym: ?atwy
- Antonyms: nieprosty, trudny, skomplikowany
- unsophisticated, uneducated, common
Declension
Derived terms
- (verbs) prostowa?, upraszcza?, upro?ci?
- (nouns) prostak, prostota
- (adjectives) prostacki, pro?ciutki, pro?ciutenki, pro?ciusienki
See also
- po prostu
Further reading
- prosty in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- prosty in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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