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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

性工作者

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xìng gōngzuò zhě

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sex worker/ˈsɛks ˌwɜːr.kər/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"性工作者正在争取更好的工作条件。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who engages in sexual activities in exchange for money or goods.

    "Many sex-workers advocate for their rights and seek better working conditions."
  2. 2

    An individual who provides sexual services as part of their profession.

    "The organization supports sex-workers by providing legal assistance and health services."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound formed in the late 20th century, combining 'sex' (from Latin sexus) and 'worker' (from Old English wyrcan). It was coined as a deliberate, inclusive, and politically neutral alternative to older stigmatizing terms, aiming to recognize the labor aspect of the profession.

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