"working girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-working girl.ogg Forms: working girls [plural]
Etymology: From working + girl. First use appears c. 1620, in the publications of Thomas Shelton. Etymology templates: {{com|en|working|girl}} working + girl Head templates: {{en-noun}} working girl (plural working girls)
  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) A female prostitute. Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-working_girl-en-noun-FNJe3DZG Disambiguation of Female people: 96 4 Categories (other): English euphemisms
  2. (rare) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see working, girl. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Prostitution
    Sense id: en-working_girl-en-noun-nzc1Ig6k Disambiguation of Prostitution: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90

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