noun

1. Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.

2. A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage.

Synonyms: whore, sellout, sex worker

verb

1. To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money.

2. To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.

Synonyms: pimp, sell one's body, turn tricks, sell out

adjective

1. Debased, corrupt; seeking personal gain by dishonourable means.

2. Taking part in promiscuous sexual activity, licentious; (later, chiefly as attributive use of noun) that is a prostitute.

3. Exposed, subjected (to something shameful).