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How to pronounce “prostitute”
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Pronunciation guide for prostitute
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of prostitute with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- The Roman Army British Frontier
People always wanted this to be prostitutes and their children,
- Definition summary
- (obsolete) Debased, corrupt; seeking personal gain by dishonourable means. [16th–19th c.]
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How to pronounce prostitute
The Roman Army British Frontier
People always wanted this to be prostitutes and their children,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “prostitute”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (obsolete) Debased, corrupt; seeking personal gain by dishonourable means. [16th–19th c.]
- Taking part in promiscuous sexual activity, licentious; (later, chiefly as attributive use of noun) that is a prostitute. [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete) Exposed, subjected (to something shameful). [16th–18th c.]
- [Noun]
- 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.]
- A woman who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood. [from 17th c.]
- 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.]
- [Verb]
- (transitive, reflexive) To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money. [from 16th c.]
- (transitive, derogatory) To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.
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