prostitute vs sell

prostitute and sell both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prostitute	Yes	No	Yes	No
sell	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sell is a hypernym of prostitute; that is, sell is a word with a broader meaning than prostitute:

prostitute (noun)	sell (noun)
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money	the activity of persuading someone to buy

prostitute (verb)	sell (verb)
sell one's body; exchange sex for money	persuade somebody to accept something
	exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
	do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
	give up for a price or reward
	deliver to an enemy by treachery
	be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
	be responsible for the sale of
	be approved of or gain acceptance