procurer

noun

prə-ˈkyu̇r-ər How to pronounce procurer (audio)
Definition of procurernext
as in pimp
a man who solicits clients for a woman who is willing to engage in sexual activities for money had carved out a career as a procurer of high-priced call girls for wealthy, powerful men

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Recent Examples of procurer Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for acting as Epstein’s procurer of young girls. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025 The past several decades of technology policy have been treated as a narrow technical affair, the domain of scientists, industry CEOs, procurers, and lawyers. — Vilas Dhar, Time, 10 June 2026 Ties reached their lowest ebb in January 2010 after the Israeli security service Mossad dispatched a 27-strong death squad to Dubai to assassinate Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior weapons procurer for Hamas. — Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025 Also, Wasserman in recent weeks assured individuals at his company and LA28, that besides the 2002 humanitarian trip with Epstein, there was nothing more to come from his involvement with the shady financier and his procurer Maxwell. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for procurer
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pimp
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  • Dressed in revealing clothing, some were visibly nervous; others appeared calm as nearby pimps watched over them like hawks.
    — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • In another room, police found a pimp suspected of more than a dozen crimes, including the nearby shooting of a man in the neck during a rolling gun battle.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Definition of pimp

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“Procurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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