Usage Note
Prostituta is the direct, clinical term; in informal speech donna di strada ('woman of the street') is a common euphemism. The masculine counterpart is il prostituto. The related noun prostituzione means 'prostitution'.
Examples
"La polizia ha arrestato una prostituta."
Natural Translation
The police arrested a prostitute.

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