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sex worker

[seks wur-ker] / ˈsɛks ˌwɜr kər /
NOUN
person employed in the sex industry
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A former sex worker, actor and drag queen, Beyer was elected to national parliament in 1999 after several years as mayor of Carterton, a rural town on the country's North Island.

From Reuters • Mar. 6, 2023

Chelsea Bieker’s ‘Godshot,’ a surreal debut novel set in the parched Central Valley, depicts a fundamentalist rain cult and sex worker resisters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2022

The NYC police department sends 10 officers to arrest one sex worker?!

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2018

Liara Roux, a sex worker and organizer for human rights for sex workers, criticized Black's remarks as another lackluster response to gun violence.

From Salon • May 30, 2018

"Lots of transgender women are migrating," says Roma, a sex worker and outreach officer for local human rights organisation, Tais Plus.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2018




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