as in prostitute
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
This is how an institution fractures, a culture declines, and Hollywood’s love for hookers and thieves degrades itself.
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Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
Really nice hookers like Lucia get life-altering windfalls.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
These were strippers, hookers, actresses, and showgirls, all of them with knock-out bodies.
—Cher, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Those bank documents helped federal prosecutors bring a criminal case in California about unpaid taxes on cash Biden used to fund drugs and hookers.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Sep. 2024
Breakfast at Tiffany’s is about someone who’s just about scraping a living as a hooker.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
According to the movies, there are really only four jobs: assassin; hooker (heart of gold optional); President of the United States of America; and FBI agent who hunts down serial killers and risks safety and sanity in doing so.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
At Reynolds’ Pier near Jacksonport, two lumber hooker wrecks lie next to the pier, as do the remains of two schooners.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
Really nice hookers like Lucia get life-altering windfalls.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
These were strippers, hookers, actresses, and showgirls, all of them with knock-out bodies.
—Cher, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Those bank documents helped federal prosecutors bring a criminal case in California about unpaid taxes on cash Biden used to fund drugs and hookers.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Sep. 2024
Breakfast at Tiffany’s is about someone who’s just about scraping a living as a hooker.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
According to the movies, there are really only four jobs: assassin; hooker (heart of gold optional); President of the United States of America; and FBI agent who hunts down serial killers and risks safety and sanity in doing so.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
At Reynolds’ Pier near Jacksonport, two lumber hooker wrecks lie next to the pier, as do the remains of two schooners.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
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“Hooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooker. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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