prostitute
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noun
a person, in particular a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment.
売春婦, 売春する[体を売る]人
a person who misuses their talents or who sacrifices their self-respect for the sake of personal or financial gain:
e.g. careerist political prostitutes.
verb with object
offer (someone) for sexual activity in exchange for payment:
〖~ oneself〗 売春する
e.g. although she was paid $15 to join a man at his table, she never prostituted herself.
put (oneself or one's talents) to an unworthy or corrupt use or purpose for the sake of personal or financial gain:
(金のために)〈才能・技術など〉を安売りする
e.g. his willingness to prostitute himself to the worst instincts of the electorate.
DERIVATIVES
prostitutor |ˈprästəˌt(y)o͞odər| noun
ORIGIN
mid 16th century (as a verb): from Latin prostitut- ‘exposed publicly, offered for sale’, from the verb prostituere, from pro- ‘before’ + statuere ‘set up, place’.