sex worker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Sex_workers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_worker https://homosaurus.org/terms/sexWorkers https://lgbtq-language-project.appspot.com/#sex-worker https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q852857 A person who supplies sex work (some form of sexual services) in exchange for compensation. This term is promoted along with the idea that what has previously been termed prostitution should be recognized as work on equal terms with that of conventional jobs, with the legal implications this has. It is sometimes regarded as a less offensive alternative to prostitute, although "sex worker" has a much broader meaning. prostitute sex workers person associated with sex work persons by occupation The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies