sex work
sex work noun: any job in which sex or eroticism is involved, especially prostitution or pornography.
Noun
sex work (uncountable)
- Any job in which sex or eroticism is involved, especially prostitution or pornography.
- Many were initiated into sex work through friends who were already sex workers, but others took the initiative themselves.1999. Peter Aggleton, "Men who sell sex: international perspectives on male prostitution", Page 44
- Social Control, Policing, and Sex Work I think it was the first, no second, time I got arrested.2006. Leslie Ann Jeffrey, Gayle Michelle MacDonald, "Sex workers in the Maritimes talk back", Page 105
Examples of sex work in a sentence
- My mother distributes condoms and outreach materials to those that do sex work for a living in the Tenderloin and Mission.
- Sex work involves the exchange of sexual services, performances, or products for material compensation.2010. Ronald John Weitzer, "Sex for sale: prostitution, pornography, and the sex industry", Page 1
Words formed from sex work
Questions about sex work
- What does sex work mean?
- Sex work means any job in which sex or eroticism is involved, especially prostitution or pornography.
- How do you use sex work in a sentence?
- My mother distributes condoms and outreach materials to those that do sex work for a living in the Tenderloin and Mission.
- What part of speech is sex work?
- Sex work is a noun.
Words near sex work in the dictionary
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