whoremaster
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- noun
- /ˈhɔːrˌmæs.tɚ/
- Offensive
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proxeneta
- The town was plagued by a notorious whoremaster who exploited vulnerable women.
Examples
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You are drunkards, tricksters, villains, whoremasters... godless, self-seeking, ambitious tricksters.
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I say you're a stone-cold whoremaster.
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That's a good one, you two whoremasters calling names," Wyatt said, "Doc, I forget."
Blog text (32) -
-You foulmouthed whoremaster.
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From a quick perusal of the first, the three of us decided that it was a listing of prominent procurers, bawds, whoremasters, and houses of licentious entertainment.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the dimly lit alley, the whoremaster negotiated deals with his clients.
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Many feared the whoremaster for his ruthless control over the local sex trade.
Synonyms
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A person who controls prostitutes and takes some of their money
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A person who finds customers for prostitutes
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A slang name for a man who tries to attract women and sometimes acts as a pimp
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A person who finds clients for people who sell sex
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A person who finds clients for prostitutes
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A man who finds customers for prostitutes and keeps their money
A man who finds customers for prostitutes and takes their money
A man who controls people who sell sex and takes their money
A person who uses money or gifts to control and profit from people they date
Surface Forms
Morphology
whoremaster = whore + master (semi-transparent) = whore + master
The compound's structure ('whore' + 'master') transparently points to someone exercising control or central role in relation to prostitutes, but the specific sense 'pimp' is an historically specialized meaning that may not be fully derivable by all learners.
Etymology
Whoremaster is an archaic and offensive word. It combines whore ('a prostitute') and master ('one in charge'), and it could mean a man who managed or controlled prostitutes, which we would now call a pimp.