Destitute vs Prostitute - What's the difference?
destitute | prostitute |
Lacking something; devoid; especially lacking money; poor, impoverished, poverty-stricken.
* Bible, Psalm 141:8
A person who performs sexual activity for payment, especially a woman
A person who is perceived as engaging in sexual activity with many people.
A person who does, or offers to do, an activity for money, despite personal dislike or dishonour.
(usually reflexively) To perform sexual activity for money
To make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves.
* Bible, Leviticus xix. 29
(derogatory) To use one's talents in return for money or fame
(figuratively) To exploit for base purposes; to whore.
As an adjective destitute
is lacking something; devoid; especially lacking money; poor, impoverished, poverty-stricken.As a noun prostitute is
a person who performs sexual activity for payment, especially a woman.As a verb prostitute is
to perform sexual activity for money.destitute
English
Adjective
(-)- In thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute .
Synonyms
* See alsoprostitute
English
(wikipedia prostitute)Noun
(en noun)- I currently work as a prostitute in order to pay off my university debts .
Usage notes
* The noun is gender-neutral.Synonyms
* (person who performs sexual activity for payment) See also * (person perceived as engaging in sexual activity) See also , * (person who does an activity for money) sell outVerb
(prostitut)- Do not prostitute thy daughter.
- Yet again a commercial firm had prostituted a traditional song by setting an advertising jingle to its tune.