streetwalker

[ street-waw-ker ]

/ ˈstritˌwɔ kər /

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noun

a prostitute who solicits on the streets.

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Origin of streetwalker

First recorded in 1585–95; street + walker

OTHER WORDS FROM streetwalker

streetwalking, noun

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How to use streetwalker in a sentence

Illinois: Former Miss America Is a ‘Street Walker,’ and the Democrats Are Her ‘Pimps’
Fringe Factor: Masturbating Fetuses and Gay Tutus|Caitlin Dickson|June 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Johns, they say, don't fear repercussions for raping a street walker because they know the cops don't do anything about it.
The Kensington Avenue Strangler|Jeff Deeney|November 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Straddy; a street-walker, an idle person always sauntering along the streets.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
A street-walker ventured to accost an Englishman in Paris at night, and was taken in charge by the police.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil|David W. Bartlett

Or perhaps they have followed some street walker to her den, there to fall victims to the knife or club of her accomplice.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life|James D. McCabe
The Madonna of thy landing is a street-walker who is not worth two candles!
Venice|Dorothy Menpes
The actor later relates to the cynical street-walker the good news.
Iconoclasts|James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for streetwalker

streetwalker

/ (ˈstriːtˌwɔːkə) /

noun

a prostitute who solicits on the streets

Derived forms of streetwalker

streetwalking, noun, adjective

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