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street-walker
1. One who walks in the street.
1618G. Mynshul Ess. Prison 29 The Maister of a Prison is the primum mobile, in that euerlasting motion (a Iayle) and those key-turners, and street-walkers, are the petty and necessary slauish wheeles. 1673[R. Leigh] Transp. Reh. 33 To follow our Street-walker with a full Cry of Boys and Women at his heels. 1737Swift Proposal Badges Beggars Wks. 1738 VI. 161 But all Street-walkers, and Shop-keepers, bear an equal Share in this hourly Vexation. 1872W. Reade Martyrdom Man 497 Athens, where the milestones are master-pieces, and the street-walkers poets and philosophers.
2. spec. A common prostitute whose field of operations is the street.
1592Greene Discov. Coosenage C 3 b, They shold see how these street walkers wil iet in rich garded gowns. 1721Amherst Terræ Fil. No. 28. 150 Common strumpets, and mercenary street-walkers. 1762Johnson Let. 21 Dec. in Boswell, Mr. Levet has married a street-walker. 1828Landor Imag. Conv., Richelieu, Cotes, etc., Wks. 1846 I. 301 Lady Fosset..had been a street-walker, a kept mistress, and an actress. a1870Buchanan Poems, Pan Epil. 31 On rainy nights thy breath blows chill In the street-walker's dripping hair. 1894Stead If Christ came to Chicago 368 Where arbitrary power of arrest is given..the street-walker proves a great revenue to the policeman.
Similarly street-walking vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1752Fielding Amelia i. ii, The Justice..declaring she was guilty within the statute of Street-walking, ordered her to Bridewell for a month. 1767Wilkes Corr. (1805) III. 144, I spoke of street-walking publishers, whom it would be ridiculous in government to take up. c1770in Satir. Songs Costume (Percy Soc.) 248 For so much as the street-walking hussies They will have their hair drest you see. 1824Scott Redgauntlet ch. xiv, Jess Cantrips..had the honour to be transported to the plantations, for street-walking and pocket-picking. |