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sex worker

American

[seks wur-ker] / ˈsɛks ˌwɜr kər /

noun

a person employed in the sex industry, as a prostitute, pornographic film actor, stripper, nude model, or creator of sexually explicit online content.

sex worker British

noun

a prostitute

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Etymology

Origin of sex worker

First recorded in 1970–75

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