Whats the difference between hooker and prostitute?

I dont get it when theres a girl some people would call her hooker and others prosustut I dont I speeled that right but I get get the difference between them I think it means the same thing but I guess its not

They basically do mean the same thing. A prostitute gets paid and a hooker doesn't.

The word 'hooker' is slang for 'prostitute'; the words are synonymous.

there confusing but I dont think people should call anybody these names I can admit I have but I was like 13 and now I'm 17

they both mean about the same thing but I think that a prostitute ha a pimp and a hooker just does it on there own because they want to

lol thanks

They both mean the same thing, just like a wh*ore, ho, hoe are all slang words for prostitutes.