Definition of Streetwalking

1. Noun. The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Streetwalking

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Streetwalking

streetlike
streetlit
streetmap
streetmaps
streets
streetscape
streetscapes
streetseller
streetsellers
streetsful
streetside
streetsmart
streetwalk
streetwalkers
streetwalkings
streetward
streetwear
streetwise
streetworthy
streety
streight
streighten
streights
streigne
streigned
streignes
streit
strelitz

Literary usage of Streetwalking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1918)
"Ct. 548, it was held within the power of the court to order the rearrest of a defendant whose sentence, after conviction of streetwalking, ..."

2. For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto by Murray Newton Rothbard (2006)
"It should be noted that many of the grimmer aspects of the streetwalking trade have been brought about by the outlawing of brothels. ..."

3. The Unmarried Mother: A Study of Five Hundred Cases by Percy Gamble Kammerer (1918)
"Later this sister became incorrigible and was sent to prison for stealing and streetwalking. After her release she returned to her mother's home and ..."

4. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... 1934 A lady who had paid a fine for streetwalking came in to protest not the publication of the news of her fine, but the fact that we called her a ..."

5. Municipal Functions by Herman Gerlach James (1917)
"streetwalking is commonly forbidden and all forms of public solicitation prohibited. In order to diminish still further the public aspects of prostitution ..."

6. Municipal Functions by Herman Gerlach James (1917)
"On the other hand, efforts are generally made to diminish the publicity of the business. streetwalking is commonly forbidden and all forms of public ..."

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