procurer

Noun
US[proh-kyoor-er]/proʊˈkjʊrɚ/3 syllables
Synonyms: pimppandererpanderpandarponcesecurer

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)Synonyms: pimppandererpanderpandarponceType of wrongdoer, offenderKinds fancy man, whoremaster, procuress
  2. someone who obtains or acquires“the procurer of opera tickets”Synonyms: securerType of acquirer

Related words pander verb, procure verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pro·cur′er noun

Origin: Cf. F. procureur.

1. One who procures, or obtains; one who, or that which, brings on, or causes to be done, esp. by corrupt means.

2. One who procures the gratification of lust for another; a pimp; a pander. Robert South

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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