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Sex worker
Person who works in the sex industry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A sex worker is a person who provides sex work, either on a regular or occasional basis.[1] The term is used in reference to those who work in all areas of the sex industry.[2][3]
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According to one view, sex work is different from sexual exploitation, or the forcing of a person to commit sexual acts, in that sex work is voluntary "and is seen as the commercial exchange of sex for money or goods".[4]