woman of the street
- noun
- /ˈwʊmən əv ðə striːt/
- Offensive
:
mujer de la calle (despectivo)
- Many women of the street face difficult challenges daily.
Examples
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The story follows a woman of the street as she navigates the challenges of her life in the city.
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Some novels depict the struggles faced by a woman of the street in society.
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He was warned not to trust every woman of the street he encountered in the city.
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The detective suspected that the mysterious visitor was a woman of the street.
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The woman of the street approached me for help.
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Many people overlook the hardships endured by a woman of the street trying to survive day by day.
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She found herself in a dangerous situation when she encountered a woman of the street seeking assistance.
Synonyms
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9.3
An offensive word for a person who has sex for money
342
4.2
A person who has sex with other people for money
43
9.3
A person who offers sex for money on the street
30
9.9
A woman who sells sex for money
25
9.9
A woman who sells sex, often used as an insult
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7.9
A woman who is paid to have sex and who arranges meetings by phone or online
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5.6
A person without a home who sleeps outdoors or in public places
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8.6
A woman who sells sex for money
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8.9
A person who offers sex for money on the street
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8.9
A woman who offers sex for money by standing in the street
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9.9
A woman who has sex with people for money
1
9.9
A woman who has sex for money, used in older books
A woman who has sex with people for money
A woman who has sex for money and often lives in high society
A woman who works as a prostitute
A woman who asks people for money or food in public places
Antonyms
How Respected
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2.3
- Offensive
- Offensive
- NSFW
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4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase clearly links 'woman' and 'street', so a B1 learner who knows the words will likely infer a woman associated with the streets (e.g., homeless or working on the streets). However, the specific idiomatic sense implying prostitution or the nuanced euphemistic use is culturally conditioned and not fully predictable from the parts alone, making the precise meaning ambiguous without prior exposure.
Etymology
Woman of the street may come from a simple image: a woman who worked or lived out on the public street, where people could see her. Because such women often met men for money or had no home, the phrase came to mean a woman 'who has sex for money' or a woman 'living on the streets'.