as in sex worker
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money
went undercover pretending to be a hooker as part of a sting operation
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Recent Examples of hooker
Bemis, sold by her family in China and sent to America, worked as a domestic, not as a hooker.
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Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
The trope of the hooker-in-the-dumpster is as old as TV itself.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Hayley — who turns out to be a hooker who does secretarial admin on the side and not an executive assistant who occasionally threesomes — is extorting him for $750,000.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Well, yes, there were also hookers and tequila girls and whatever else was going on in those offices.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Making the cut, however, is not enough for good ratings, and so the Network creates a fake new clickbait backstory for Richards, painting him as a deadbeat dad with a hooker for a wife.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Three other Scottish squad reinforcements -- lock Gregor Brown, hooker Ewan Ashman and prop Rory Sutherland -- were named on the bench.
—Nick Mulvenney, Reuters, 21 July 2025
Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
The trope of the hooker-in-the-dumpster is as old as TV itself.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Hayley — who turns out to be a hooker who does secretarial admin on the side and not an executive assistant who occasionally threesomes — is extorting him for $750,000.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Well, yes, there were also hookers and tequila girls and whatever else was going on in those offices.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Making the cut, however, is not enough for good ratings, and so the Network creates a fake new clickbait backstory for Richards, painting him as a deadbeat dad with a hooker for a wife.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Three other Scottish squad reinforcements -- lock Gregor Brown, hooker Ewan Ashman and prop Rory Sutherland -- were named on the bench.
—Nick Mulvenney, Reuters, 21 July 2025
Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooker
prostitute
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The chant, a one-word slur that literally means male prostitute in Spanish, usually occurs when the opposing goalkeeper takes a goal kick.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sickert is showcased here for both his impressionistic instincts and his portrayal of previously taboo art subjects such as prostitutes and the impoverished.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Hooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooker. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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