prostitute vs woman of the street

prostitute

• A woman who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood. 

• Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood. 

• A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. 

• Taking part in promiscuous sexual activity, licentious; (later, chiefly as attributive use of noun) that is a prostitute. 

• To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes. 

• To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money. 

woman of the street

• A prostitute.