Synonyms and antonyms of Sex for money in British 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

disorderly house (noun)

a brothel

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)

mainly Americanvery informaloffensive a prostitute or a woman who has sex with many men

hooker (noun)

informal a prostitute

hustle (verb)

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

hustler (noun)

informalmainly American someone who obtains money dishonestly or by having sex

immoral earnings (noun)

money that someone has got from having sex

john (noun)

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

kept woman (noun)

often humorousold-fashioned a woman who is given a home and money by a man who she has a sexual relationship with. People often also use kept man humorously about a man.

kerb-crawling (noun)

British the illegal activity of driving slowly and looking for a prostitute

lady of the night (noun)

Britishold-fashioned a prostitute

madam (noun)

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

massage parlour (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 film 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

ponce (noun)

Britishvery informal a pimp

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)

rent boy (noun)

Britishinformal a boy or young man who has sex with other men 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 films 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)