Synonyms and antonyms of Sex for money in American Thesaurus

bordello (noun)

mainly literary a place where men pay to have sex

brothel (noun)

a place where men pay to have sex with prostitutes

call girl (noun)

a woman who is a prostitute

courtesan (noun)

in the past, a woman who had sex with rich and important men in exchange for money, protection, and status

escort (noun)

someone who is paid to go out socially with another person. Escort is sometimes used as a polite way of referring to a prostitute.

gigolo (noun)

a man who is paid to have romantic or sexual relationships with women

harlot (noun)

an old word meaning “prostitute” (=woman who has sex for money)

ho (noun)

very informaloffensive a prostitute or a woman who has sex with many men

hooker (noun)

informal a prostitute

hustle (verb)

to get money or goods in a dishonest way or by selling sex

hustler (noun)

informal someone who obtains money dishonestly or by having sex

john (noun)

Americaninformal a man who pays a prostitute to have sex with him

kept woman (noun)

often humorous a woman who is given a home and money by a man who she has a sexual relationship with. This shows that the speaker does not approve of such a relationship. People often also use kept man humorously about a man.

lady of the evening (noun)

Americanold-fashioned a prostitute

madam (noun)

a woman who owns or manages a brothel (=a place where men pay for sex)

massage parlor (noun)

a brothel (=a place where men pay to have sex)

the oldest profession (in the world) ()

the job of being a prostitute

on the game ()

working as a prostitute (=someone who has sex for money)

peepshow (noun)

a short movie or performance showing sexual acts that someone pays to watch in a small room

pimp (noun)

a man who earns money by finding customers for prostitutes

procure (verb)

formal to provide prostitutes (=paid sexual partners) for others

prostitute (noun)

someone who is paid to have sex with people. This word usually refers to a woman.

prostitute yourself (formal)

formal to have sex with people for money

prostitution (noun)

the work done by prostitutes

red-light district (noun)

an area with many prostitutes (=people who have sex for money)

sell your body ()

to have sex with people because they pay you money

the sex industry (noun)

all the activities in which people pay money in order to have sex or see sex, for example in movies and magazines

sex tourism (noun)

travel to a foreign country where the laws on sex or prostitution are liberal, in order to have sex

sex worker (noun)

a prostitute. This word is used by people who think the word prostitute is slightly impolite or offensive.

solicit (verb)

to offer to have sex with someone in exchange for money

solicitation (noun)

legal the crime of offering to have sex with someone in exchange for money

soliciting (noun)

the crime of offering to have sex with someone in exchange for money

streetwalker (noun)

old-fashioned a prostitute (=someone who is paid by people to have sex with them) who waits for customers on the street

tart (noun)

informal an offensive word for a woman who is a prostitute (=someone who has sex with people for money)

turn a trick ()

to have sex with someone for money

wench (noun)

an old word for a woman who is a “prostitute” (=someone who has sex for money)

whore (noun)

offensive an insulting word for a prostitute (=a woman who has sex with people for money)

whore (verb)

to pay for sex

whore (verb)

to earn money by having sex with people who pay for it

whorehouse (noun)

old-fashioned a place where women have sex with men for money

working girl (noun)

informal a woman who is a prostitute (=has sex with men for money)