procurer

[ proh-kyoor-er, pruh- ]

noun

1. a person who procures, especially a panderer or pimp.

procurer

/ prəˈkjʊərə; prəˈkjʊərɪs /

noun

1. a person who procures, esp one who procures women or girls as prostitutes

Word History and Origins

Origin of procurer¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English ( procure, -er ¹ ); replacing Middle English procurour, from Anglo-French, ultimately derived from Latin prōcūrātōr- (stem of prōcūrātor ) procurator

Example Sentences

Ceci explique l'insuccs avec lequel j'ai pendant longtemps tch de me le procurer par la voie de la librairie.

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X 88 drunkard, lighthouse and procurer, works for X 34 at this address.

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The miserable procurer's heart stopped at the words, and his eyeballs turned in torment.

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In their letter to the procurer they literally wrote: It is self-understood that we cannot pay anything in advance.

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I shall become that worthless little fiend's lap dog, her monkey to perform tricks for her, her procurer.

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