prostitute

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pros·ti·tute [prostitute prostitutes prostituted prostituting] noun, verb BrE [ˈprɒstɪtjuːt] NAmE [ˈprɑːstətuːt]
noun
a person who has sex for money

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (as a verb): from Latin prostitut- ‘exposed publicly, offered for sale’, from the verb prostituere, from pro- ‘before’ + statuere ‘set up, place’.

Example Bank:
•She was arrested and charged with being a common prostitute.
•The prostitutes solicit openly here.
•a book written by a former prostitute
•the men who use prostitutes

 
verb
1. ~ sth/yourself to use your skills, abilities, etc. to do sth that earns you money but that other people do not respect because you are capable of doing sth better
•Many felt he was prostituting his talents by writing Hollywood scripts.
2. ~ yourself to work as a prostitute
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (as a verb): from Latin prostitut- ‘exposed publicly, offered for sale’, from the verb prostituere, from pro- ‘before’ + statuere ‘set up, place’.