as in prostitute
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money
the streetwalkers and adult movie theaters that once populated the tenderloin have been replaced by upscale shoppers and expensive restaurants and boutiques
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Recent Examples of streetwalker
The story begins with boys throwing rocks at one another and leering when one draws blood; its hallucinatory climax takes the title character on a streetwalker’s trip through Manhattan, with the face of one potential customer after another swimming up before her.
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Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books, 8 Apr. 2021
Interestingly enough, the convoluted background story almost helps make sense of the thing, because Pretty Woman was originally written as a dark, gritty tale about a streetwalker's life.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2023
Also, Angel is a streetwalker who develops feelings for a new client, Stan, who has a loving wife, Patty.
—Toby Grey, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022
Roberts’ charm, vulnerability and beauty made the Cinderella story of a New York billionaire falling instantly in love with a Hollywood streetwalker seem somehow plausible on film.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022
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Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books, 8 Apr. 2021
Interestingly enough, the convoluted background story almost helps make sense of the thing, because Pretty Woman was originally written as a dark, gritty tale about a streetwalker's life.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2023
Also, Angel is a streetwalker who develops feelings for a new client, Stan, who has a loving wife, Patty.
—Toby Grey, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022
Roberts’ charm, vulnerability and beauty made the Cinderella story of a New York billionaire falling instantly in love with a Hollywood streetwalker seem somehow plausible on film.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for streetwalker
Noun
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At some point, Perkins reportedly introduced Millard to a Black prostitute but Millard wanted a White one instead, the news report said, citing warrants.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
24 Mar. 2023
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, named after Shields’s controversial first film about a young girl who was a child prostitute, features interviews from her childhood friend and actress Laura Linney and Drew Barrymore and how to contrasted with Shields’s experience in the spotlight.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
22 Mar. 2023
Noun
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Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Streetwalker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streetwalker. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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