as in prostitute
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money
went undercover pretending to be a hooker as part of a sting operation
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Recent Examples of hooker
Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
This is how an institution fractures, a culture declines, and Hollywood’s love for hookers and thieves degrades itself.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
Elisabeth Shue played a hooker.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
This is how an institution fractures, a culture declines, and Hollywood’s love for hookers and thieves degrades itself.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
Really nice hookers like Lucia get life-altering windfalls.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
These were strippers, hookers, actresses, and showgirls, all of them with knock-out bodies.
—Cher, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
This is how an institution fractures, a culture declines, and Hollywood’s love for hookers and thieves degrades itself.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
Elisabeth Shue played a hooker.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
This is how an institution fractures, a culture declines, and Hollywood’s love for hookers and thieves degrades itself.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
Really nice hookers like Lucia get life-altering windfalls.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
These were strippers, hookers, actresses, and showgirls, all of them with knock-out bodies.
—Cher, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Hooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooker. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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