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A variety of terms are used for those who [[engage]] in prostitution, some of which distinguish between [[different]] kinds or imply a [[value]] [[judgment]] about them. Common alternatives for prostitute include escort and whore; however, not all [[professional]] escorts are prostitutes.

A variety of terms are used for those who [[engage]] in prostitution, some of which distinguish between [[different]] kinds or imply a [[value]] [[judgment]] about them. Common alternatives for prostitute include escort and whore; however, not all [[professional]] escorts are prostitutes.

The [[English]] [[word]] whore derives from the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] word hōra, from the Indo-European root kā meaning "[[desire]]". Use of the word whore is widely considered pejorative, especially in its modern slang form of ho'. In Germany most prostitutes' [[organizations]] deliberately use the word Hure (whore) since they feel that prostitute is a bureaucratic term. Those seeking to remove the [[social]] [[stigma]] associated with prostitution often promote terminology such as [[sex]] [[work]]er, commercial sex worker (CSW), "tantric engineer" (coined by author [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anton_Wilson Robert Anton Wilson]), or sex trade worker. A hooker or streetwalker solicits customers in [[public]] places; a call girl makes appointments by phone.

The [[English]] [[word]] whore derives from the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] word hōra, from the Indo-European root kā meaning "[[desire]]". Use of the word whore is widely considered pejorative, especially in its modern slang form of ho'. In Germany most prostitutes' [[organizations]] deliberately use the word Hure (whore) since they feel that prostitute is a bureaucratic term. Those seeking to remove the [[social]] [[stigma]] associated with prostitution often promote terminology such as [[sex]] [[work]]er, commercial sex worker (CSW), "tantric engineer" (coined by author [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anton_Wilson Robert Anton Wilson]), or sex trade worker. A hooker or streetwalker solicits customers in [[public]] places; a call girl makes appointments by phone.

Correctly or not, prostitute without specifying a [[gender]] is commonly assumed to be [[female]]; compound terms such as [[male]] prostitution or male escort are therefore used to identify males. Those offering services to female customers are commonly known as ''gigolos''; those offering services to male customers are hustlers or rent boys.

Correctly or not, prostitute without specifying a [[gender]] is commonly assumed to be [[female]]; compound terms such as [[male]] prostitution or male escort are therefore used to identify males. Those offering services to female customers are commonly known as ''gigolos''; those offering services to male customers are hustlers or rent boys.

The customers of prostitutes are known as ''johns'' or ''tricks'' in North America and ''punters'' in the British Isles. These slang terms are used among both prostitutes and [[law]] enforcement for [[persons]] who solicit prostitutes. The term john may have originated from the customer [[practice]] of giving their name as "John", a common name in [[English]]-speaking countries, in an [[effort]] to [[maintain]] [[anonymity]]. In some places, men who drive around [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-light_district red-light districts] for the [[purpose]] of soliciting prostitutes are also known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerb_crawler kerb crawlers].

The customers of prostitutes are known as ''johns'' or ''tricks'' in North America and ''punters'' in the British Isles. These slang terms are used among both prostitutes and [[law]] enforcement for [[persons]] who solicit prostitutes. The term john may have originated from the customer [[practice]] of giving their name as "John", a common name in [[English]]-speaking countries, in an [[effort]] to [[maintain]] [[anonymity]]. In some places, men who drive around [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-light_district red-light districts] for the [[purpose]] of soliciting prostitutes are also known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerb_crawler kerb crawlers].

==Brothel==

==Brothel==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] broþel, < [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] broðen ruined, degenerate, past participle of bréoðan to go to ruin: a variant of brethel n.

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] broþel, < [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] broðen ruined, degenerate, past participle of bréoðan to go to ruin: a variant of brethel n.

The [[modern]] sense arises from [[confusion]] with an entirely [[different]] [[word]] bordel n. (q.v.); the brothel was originally a [[person]], the bordel a place. But the combinations bordel-house and brothel's house ran [[together]] in the form brothel-house, which being shortened to brothel, the [[personal]] sense of this word became obsolete, and it remains only as the substitute of the original bordel.

The [[modern]] sense arises from [[confusion]] with an entirely [[different]] [[word]] bordel n. (q.v.); the brothel was originally a [[person]], the bordel a place. But the combinations bordel-house and brothel's house ran [[together]] in the form brothel-house, which being shortened to brothel, the [[personal]] sense of this word became obsolete, and it remains only as the substitute of the original bordel.