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Prostitute

By Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com

Definition: A person, usually a woman, who exchanges sexual acts for money.

Also known as: lady of the evening, whore, call girl, streetwalker, strumpet, harlot, fancy woman, lady of pleasure, tart, bawd, trollop, sporting lady, working girl, woman of the street

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