procuress
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Procuress — Pro*cur ess, n. A female procurer, or pander. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
procuress — [prō kyoor′is, prəkyoor′is; präk′yoo ris] n. Rare a woman who obtains women for the purpose of prostitution … English World dictionary
procuress — noun A female procurer. The Spaniard, who will seduce any girl he can, is pitiless under like circumstances to his own womenkind; so there is much weeping, the girl is turned out of doors and falls readily into the hands of the procuress. In the… … Wiktionary
procuress — I procurer, procuress (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pander, bawd, pimp; obtainer. See evildoer, purchase, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. whoremonger, whore, madam; see prostitute … English dictionary for students
procuress — pro cur·ess || prəʊ kjÊŠrɪs /prÉ™ kjÊŠÉ™ n. female pimp, woman who obtains people to work as prostitutes … English contemporary dictionary
procuress — pro·cur·ess … English syllables
procuress — pro•cur•ess [[t]proʊˈkyʊər ɪs, prə [/t]] n. cvb use a woman who procures prostitutes … From formal English to slang
procuress — noun a woman pimp • Hypernyms: ↑pimp, ↑procurer, ↑panderer, ↑pander, ↑pandar, ↑fancy man, ↑ponce … Useful english dictionary
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