streetwalker

street·walk·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [street-waw-ker]
- /ˈstritˌwɔ kər/
- /ˈstriːtˌwɔː.kər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [street-waw-ker]
- /ˈstritˌwɔ kər/

Definitions of streetwalker word

noun streetwalker a prostitute who solicits on the streets. 1
noun streetwalker prostitute 1
countable noun streetwalker A streetwalker is a prostitute who stands or walks in the streets in order to get customers. 0
noun streetwalker a prostitute who solicits on the streets 0
noun streetwalker a prostitute who solicits customers along the streets 0

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Origin of streetwalker

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95; street + walker

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Parts of speech for Streetwalker

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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streetwalker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for streetwalker

noun streetwalker

b-girl — a female break dancer
bawd — a person who runs a brothel, esp a woman
call girl — A call girl is a prostitute who makes appointments by telephone.
doxies — opinion; doctrine.
doxy — opinion; doctrine.

All 15 Synonyms of streetwalker

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