sex worker
sex worker noun: a person who supplies sex work (short-term sexual services) in exchange for compensation.
Noun
sex worker (plural sex workers)
- A person who supplies sex work (short-term sexual services) in exchange for compensation.
- Like the scripted scenarios mouthed by sex workers on 1-900 porn lines, our sexual language has become stilted and rehearsed.1993 October, Michael Bronski, “The Lost Language of Desire”, in Gay Community News, page 12
- Most official attempts to monitor the health of sex workers have been designed to protect clients and society1995. Lesley Doyal, "What makes women sick: gender and the political economy of health", Page 226
sex worker meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Arabic and Vietnamese
sex worker in Hindi
- person who supplies sexual services for money
- सेक्स वर्कर seks varkar
sex worker in Bengali
- person who supplies sexual services for money
- যৌনকর্মী jōunokormi
sex worker in Arabic
- person who supplies sexual services for money
- عامل بالجنس, عاملة بالجنس
sex worker in Vietnamese
- person who supplies sexual services for money
- gái mại dâm, gái làm tiền, gái điếm, gái đứng đường
Examples of sex worker in a sentence
- 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
- In an unusual move, Florida prosecutors charged not only the sex workers advertised on the Web site, but also the Web site owners and registered users of the site.2010. Marshall Barron Clinard, Robert F. Meier, "Sociology of Deviant Behavior", Page 350
Forms of sex worker
| plural | sex workers |
|---|---|
| alternative abbreviation | SW |
| alternative abbreviation | SWer |
Questions about sex worker
- What does sex worker mean?
- Sex worker means a person who supplies sex work (short-term sexual services) in exchange for compensation.
- What is sex worker in Hindi?
- Sex worker in Hindi is सेक्स वर्कर (seks varkar). See Sex worker meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use sex worker in a sentence?
- Many were initiated into sex work through friends who were already sex workers, but others took the initiative themselves.
- What part of speech is sex worker?
- Sex worker is a noun.
- What is the plural of sex worker?
- The plural of sex worker is sex workers.
Words near sex worker in the dictionary
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