streetwalker

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streetwalker

  • /ˈstɹiːtˌwɔːkə/ UK
  • /ˈstɹitˌwɔkɚ/ US

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From street + walker.

noun streetwalkers · street walker

  1. derogatory, informal A prostitute who looks for customers on the streets and in other public places.

    Similar: abandons, alley cat, almah, bangtail, Bankside lady, bargirl, bat, beotch, blouze, blowen, blowsabella, brass nail

  2. archaic Someone walking in the street; an average citizen.

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noun prostitute who looks for clients on the streets

Españolputa callejera
日本語街娼 gaishō
中文站街女 zhànjiēnǚ, 流鶯 /流莺 liúyīng
Portuguêsputa, prostituta, rapariga
Françaisfille publique, fille de trottoir, fille des rues, racoleuse, pierreuse, péripatéticienne
DeutschStrichmädchen, Bordsteinschwalbe
Italianoprostituta, puttana, mignotta, sgualdrina, baldracca, squillo
Ελληνικάτροτέζα trotéza
Românăfemeie de stradă, prostituată, târfă
Русскийпроститу́тка

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"streetwalker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/streetwalker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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streetwalker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/streetwalker

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@misc{streetwalker_2026,
  title = {streetwalker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/streetwalker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}