wandering prostitute
Archaic term for a female prostitute who traveled from place to place, often associated with medieval Japan. Compare 浮かれ女 (うかれめ).
See also: 浮かれ女 (うかれめ)
遊行女婦 refers to women in medieval Japan who traveled and took clients.
A synonym also meaning wandering prostitute; 遊行女婦 is a more formal, historical term.
The term is composed of 遊行 (wandering) and 女婦 (woman/female), but its exact historical derivation is uncertain.