n.
a person, typically a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment.
v.
(
often prostitute oneself)
- offer (someone) as a prostitute.
- put to an unworthy or corrupt use for the sake of gain.
Derivative
- prostitution n.
- prostitutor n.
Etymology
C16 (as v.): from L. prostitut-, prostituere ‘expose publicly, offer for sale’.
