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sex worker

noun

Definition of SEX WORKER

:  a person whose work involves sexually explicit behavior; especially :  prostitute 1
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First Known Use of SEX WORKER

1971

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Synonyms
bawd, call girl, cocotte, courtesan, drab, harlot, hooker, hustler, prostitute, streetwalker, strumpet, tart, whore

Rhymes with SEX WORKER

caseworker, dockworker, farmworker, field-worker, glassworker, guest worker, handworker, ironworker, networker, outworker, pieceworker, steelworker, tearjerker, timeworker, wageworker, woodworker

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