john
A prostitute's client — the customer paying for sex.
Definitions
The generic term for a man paying a sex worker. Used by workers, police and journalists alike. Police 'john stings' arrest the buyers rather than the sellers; 'date' and 'trick' are softer in-trade equivalents for the same person.
john In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
From the generic alias customers used to stay anonymous — 'John' being the most common American given name, the original Doe. Documented from the early 20th century.
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