procuress
- noun
- /ˈprɒkjʊrəs/
- Offensive
:
proxeneta
- In the underground language of burlesque satire, "nun" stands for prostitute, and an "abbess," correspondingly, is an old whore and procuress.
Examples
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His evaluation characterizes Celestina's main role as procuress.
Academic text (2001) -
The procuress.
Fiction book (1994) -
The procuress arranged meetings between her clients and the women who worked for her.
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In the bustling city, the procuress skillfully matched customers with available prostitutes.
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She was known in the neighborhood as a procuress, managing several young women in the trade.
Synonyms
203
9.5
A person who controls prostitutes and takes some of their money
3
9.8
A person who finds customers for prostitutes
1
9.9
A man who finds and controls people who sell sex and takes their money
1
9.9
A woman who runs a place where people pay for sex
1
9.8
A person who finds clients for prostitutes
1
9.9
A person who finds clients for people who sell sex
1
9.9
A man who finds customers for prostitutes and keeps their money
A man who controls people who sell sex and takes their money
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Procuress comes from the verb procure, which originally meant 'to get' or 'take care of', and the ending -ess shows a woman. So a procuress is a woman who 'gets' or arranges clients for prostitutes.