call girl
Americannoun
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a female prostitute with whom an appointment can be made by telephone, usually to meet at the client's address.
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(formerly) a prostitute available to be called on at a brothel.
noun
Etymology
Origin of call girl
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
Example Sentences
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By the time Welch landed her first movie role, as a call girl in 1964’s “A House Is Not a Home,” she was a mother to two young children.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2023
Not to mention crass yuppie lawyer Richard Gere and saucy call girl Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman.
From The Guardian • Oct. 16, 2010
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