as in prostitute
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money
the streetwalkers and adult movie theaters that once populated the tenderloin have been replaced by upscale shoppers and expensive restaurants and boutiques
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The story begins with boys throwing rocks at one another and leering when one draws blood; its hallucinatory climax takes the title character on a streetwalker’s trip through Manhattan, with the face of one potential customer after another swimming up before her.
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Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books, 8 Apr. 2021
Interestingly enough, the convoluted background story almost helps make sense of the thing, because Pretty Woman was originally written as a dark, gritty tale about a streetwalker's life.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2023
Also, Angel is a streetwalker who develops feelings for a new client, Stan, who has a loving wife, Patty.
—Toby Grey, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022
Roberts’ charm, vulnerability and beauty made the Cinderella story of a New York billionaire falling instantly in love with a Hollywood streetwalker seem somehow plausible on film.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022
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Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books, 8 Apr. 2021
Interestingly enough, the convoluted background story almost helps make sense of the thing, because Pretty Woman was originally written as a dark, gritty tale about a streetwalker's life.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2023
Also, Angel is a streetwalker who develops feelings for a new client, Stan, who has a loving wife, Patty.
—Toby Grey, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022
Roberts’ charm, vulnerability and beauty made the Cinderella story of a New York billionaire falling instantly in love with a Hollywood streetwalker seem somehow plausible on film.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022
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