lady of the night
Sells sexual services
Lady of the night is a euphemism for a prostitute—a woman who exchanges sex for money.
The phrase casts the work in romantic or mysterious terms, softening what more direct words make plain: The detective questioned several ladies of the night working the boulevard.
The expression sounds dated and slightly theatrical.
One who sells sex
- streetwalkerOne who solicits outdoors
- courtesanPaid aristocratic companion
- escortOne who accompanies another
- sex workerProvider of paid intimacy
solicitation · red-light district · oldest profession · working girl · demimonde · bordello · vice · soliciting
Colored bloom segments
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- gardenCultivated plant area
- fragrancePleasing olfactory quality
- nocturnalActive during darkness
white flowers · tropical · ornamental · perennial · pollination · tubular · evergreen · cultivar
prostitute
One who sells sex
- streetwalkerOne who solicits outdoors
- courtesanPaid aristocratic companion
- escortOne who accompanies another
sex worker · solicitation · red-light district · oldest profession · working girl · demimonde · bordello · vice · soliciting · call girl
petals
Colored bloom segments
nocturnal · white flowers · tropical · ornamental · perennial · pollination · tubular · evergreen · cultivar · horticulture
perfume
Fragrant liquid for wearing
- scentAirborne odor detected
- aromaPleasant distinctive smell
- intoxicatingCausing altered mental state
sweet · heady · floral · bouquet · essence · aromatic · redolence · olfactory · musky · seductive
moonlight
Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal
midnight · shadows · after dark · dusk · stars · mysterious · secretive · nocturne · gloaming
- Euphemismspass away, passed away, passed on, expecting, with child
- orchidsorchid, orchids, calypso, orchis, Esmeralda
lady of the nightgigolo
Paid romantic companion
male prostitute · rent boy · hustler · gentleman · man
lady of the nightlady of the manor
Estate's female owner
noblewoman · gentlewoman · matron · housewife · churchwoman
lady, ladies, ladylike, ladyship, night, nights, nightly, nighttime, nightfall