street walker

Nighttime curb worker

A street walker is a prostitute who solicits customers on public streets rather than working through an establishment or agency.

The term emphasizes the visible, outdoor nature of the work: Police arrested several street walkers near the motel.

Sometimes spelled as one word.

The term is somewhat dated, with *sex worker* now preferred in neutral contexts.

Related

hustler · turning tricks · curb · sidewalk · night · high heels · heels · corner · red light district · red-light · vice · soliciting · john · pimp · sex work · stroll · neon · shadows

Opposites
social respectability/legitimacy

street walkernun

Hebrew alphabet's fourteenth

clergy · socialite · lady · gentlewoman · debutante

professional hierarchy in sex work

street walkerhigh-class escort

call girl · courtesan · escort · kept woman · companion

mobility/pedestrian status

street walkerdriver

Vehicle operator

motorist · cyclist · passenger · shut-in · homebody

Family

street, walker, streets, walk, walks, walked, walking, walkable, walkway

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated R