Prostitutor

Prostitutor
Prostitutor Pros"ti*tu`tor, n. [L.] One who prostitutes; one who submits himself, of or offers another, to vile purposes. --Bp. Hurd. [1913 Webster]

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  • prostitutor — noun see prostitute I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • prostitutor — See prostitute. * * * …   Universalium

  • prostitutor — noun A person who prostitutes his abilities or talents …   Wiktionary

  • prostitutor — pros·ti·tu·tor …   English syllables

  • prostitutor — ˈprästəˌtüd.ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin prostitutus (past participle of prostituere) + or : one that prostitutes …   Useful english dictionary

  • prostitute — prostitutor, n. /pros ti tooht , tyooht /, n., v., prostituted, prostituting. n. 1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot. 2. a man who engages in sexual acts for money. 3. a person who willingly uses his or her… …   Universalium

  • prostituteur — ⇒PROSTITU(T)EUR, (PROSTITUEUR, PROSTITUTEUR)subst. masc. A. Vx. [Corresp. à prostituer I A] Celui qui déshonore quelque chose par l usage indigne ou intéressé qu il en fait. (Dict. XIXe et XXe s.). B. Vieilli. [Corresp. à prostituer I B] Celui… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • prostitute — I. transitive verb ( tuted; tuting) Etymology: Latin prostitutus, past participle of prostituere, from pro before + statuere to station more at pro , statute Date: 1530 1. to offer indiscriminately for sexual intercourse especially for money 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • prostitueur — ⇒PROSTITU(T)EUR, (PROSTITUEUR, PROSTITUTEUR)subst. masc. A. Vx. [Corresp. à prostituer I A] Celui qui déshonore quelque chose par l usage indigne ou intéressé qu il en fait. (Dict. XIXe et XXe s.). B. Vieilli. [Corresp. à prostituer I B] Celui… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • prostitute — noun a person, typically a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment. verb (often prostitute oneself) 1》 offer (someone) as a prostitute. 2》 put to an unworthy or corrupt use for the sake of gain. Derivatives prostitution noun prostitutor …   English new terms dictionary

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