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sex worker

[ seks-wur-ker ]
/ ˈsɛks ˌwɜr kər /
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noun
a person employed in the sex industry, as a prostitute, pornographic film actor, stripper, nude model, or creator of sexually explicit online content.
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Origin of sex worker

First recorded in 1970–75
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British Dictionary definitions for sex worker

sex worker

noun
a prostitute
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