streetwalker

[ street-waw-ker ]
/ ˈstritˌwɔ kər /

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

street·walk·ing, noun

Words nearby streetwalker

streetcar, streetcar named desire, a, streetlight, streetology, streetscape, streetwalker, streetwear, streetwise, streetworker, strega, streicher
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British Dictionary definitions for street-walker

streetwalker
/ (ˈstriːtˌwɔːkə) /

noun

a prostitute who solicits on the streets

Derived forms of streetwalker

streetwalking, noun, adjective
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