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prostitute

1 prostitute /ˈprɑːstəˌtuːt/ Brit /ˈprɒstəˌtjuːt/ noun
plural prostitutes
1 prostitute
/ˈprɑːstəˌtuːt/ Brit /ˈprɒstəˌtjuːt/
noun
plural prostitutes
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROSTITUTE
[count]
: a person who has sex with someone in exchange for money
2 prostitute /ˈprɑːstəˌtuːt/ Brit /ˈprɒstəˌtjuːt/ verb
prostitutes; prostituted; prostituting
2 prostitute
/ˈprɑːstəˌtuːt/ Brit /ˈprɒstəˌtjuːt/
verb
prostitutes; prostituted; prostituting
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROSTITUTE
[+ object]
: to use (something valuable, such as talent) in a way that is not appropriate or respectable and especially to earn money

prostitute yourself

: to work as a prostitute : to offer yourself for sex in exchange for money
: to do something that is below your level of skill or ability in order to make money