Meaning
prostitute
- a woman who engages in sexual activity for payment
In a sentence
Nel romanzo ottocentesco il protagonista si innamora di una meretrice.
In the nineteenth-century novel, the protagonist falls in love with a prostitute.
Il testo biblico contiene riferimenti a diverse meretrici.
The biblical text contains references to several prostitutes.
L'autore descrive la condizione delle meretrici nella città antica.
The author describes the condition of prostitutes in the ancient city.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| meretrice | feminine · singular |
| meretrici | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Literary: elevated or archaic, rarely used in modern everyday speech.
- Neutral everyday equivalents include 'prostituta' or 'sex worker'.