"sex worker" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. A person who supplies sex work (short-term sexual services) in exchange for compensation. Wikipedia link: sex worker Categories (topical): Occupations, People, Prostitution, Sex Synonyms: SW, SWer [abbreviation] Related terms: prostitute Translations (person who supplies sexual services for money): عامل بالجنس [masculine] (Arabic), عاملة بالجنس [feminine] (Arabic), যৌনকর্মী (jōunokormi) (Bengali), treballador sexual [masculine] (Catalan), treballadora sexual [feminine] (Catalan), 性工作者 (xìnggōngzuòzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), sexarbejder (Danish), sekswerker (Dutch), sekslaboristo (Esperanto), amoristo (Esperanto), amoristino (Esperanto), seksityöntekijä (Finnish), travailleur du sexe [masculine] (French), travailleuse du sexe [feminine] (French), სექს-მუშაკი (seks-mušaḳi) (Georgian), Sexarbeiter [masculine] (German), Sexarbeiterin [feminine] (German), σεξεργάτης (sexergátis) [masculine] (Greek), σεξεργάτρια (sexergátria) [feminine] (Greek), सेक्स वर्कर (seks varkar) (Hindi), szexmunkás (Hungarian), oibrí gnéis [masculine] (Irish), セックスワーカー (sekkusu wākā) (Japanese), 성 근로자 (seong geulloja) (Korean), pracownik seksualny [masculine] (Polish), sex worker [masculine] (Polish), pracownica seksualna [feminine] (Polish), sex workerka [feminine] (Polish), trabalhador sexual [masculine] (Portuguese), lucrător sexual [masculine] (Romanian), lucrătoare sexuală [feminine] (Romanian), рабо́тник се́кс-би́знеса (rabótnik sɛ́ks-bíznɛsa) [masculine] (Russian), рабо́тница се́кс-би́знеса (rabótnica sɛ́ks-bíznɛsa) [feminine] (Russian), seksualni radnik [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), seksualna radnica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), trabajadora sexual [feminine] (Spanish), trabajador sexual [masculine] (Spanish), sexoservidora [feminine] (Spanish), sexoservidor [masculine] (Spanish), sexarbetare [common-gender] (Swedish), seks işçisi (Turkish), gái mại dâm (Vietnamese), gái làm tiền (Vietnamese), gái điếm (Vietnamese), gái đứng đường (Vietnamese)

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          "ref": "2010. Marshall Barron Clinard, Robert F. Meier, \"Sociology of Deviant Behavior\", Page 350",
          "text": "In an unusual move, Florida prosecutors charged not only the sex workers advertised on the Web site, but also the Web site owners and registered users of the site."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who supplies sex work (short-term sexual services) in exchange for compensation."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sex work",
          "sex work"
        ],
        [
          "sexual",
          "sexual"
        ],
        [
          "service",
          "service"
        ],
        [
          "compensation",
          "compensation"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "sex worker"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "SW"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "SWer"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "عامل بالجنس"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "عاملة بالجنس"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "jōunokormi",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "যৌনকর্মী"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "treballador sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "treballadora sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xìnggōngzuòzhě",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "性工作者"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "sexarbejder"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "sekswerker"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "sekslaboristo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "amoristo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "amoristino"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "seksityöntekijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "travailleur du sexe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "travailleuse du sexe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "seks-mušaḳi",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "სექს-მუშაკი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sexarbeiter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sexarbeiterin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sexergátis",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σεξεργάτης"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sexergátria",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σεξεργάτρια"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "seks varkar",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "सेक्स वर्कर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "szexmunkás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oibrí gnéis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sekkusu wākā",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "セックスワーカー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seong geulloja",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "성 근로자"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pracownik seksualny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sex worker"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pracownica seksualna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sex workerka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trabalhador sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lucrător sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lucrătoare sexuală"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rabótnik sɛ́ks-bíznɛsa",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "рабо́тник се́кс-би́знеса"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rabótnica sɛ́ks-bíznɛsa",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "рабо́тница се́кс-би́знеса"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seksualni radnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seksualna radnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "trabajadora sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trabajador sexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sexoservidora"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sexoservidor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sexarbetare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "seks işçisi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "gái mại dâm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "gái làm tiền"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "gái điếm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "person who supplies sexual services for money",
      "word": "gái đứng đường"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sex worker"
}

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