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/pʁɔs.ti.tɥe/
Translation
prostitute
Word origin
The feminine past participle of prostituer, from Latin prostituere ('to set up in front, to expose publicly'), from pro and statuere ('to place').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- prostituere
- English cognates
- prostitute, statute
Grammar
Examples
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The police questioned a prostitute.
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Prostitutes often work at night.
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He was seen with a prostitute near the docks.
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She has left the streets and no longer works as a prostitute.
Cette ' .
This woman is not a prostitute.
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