meretrix
a female prostitute or courtesan
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈmɛ.rɛ.triːks]
Etymology
From mereō, meritum (“to earn (a living)”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, feminine agentive suffix), literally “the earner”.
prostituta
prostituta
عاهرة
Hure
hoer
prostituée
prostituta
πόρνη prostytutka
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