procurer

American  

[proh-kyoor-er, pruh-] / proʊˈkyʊər ər, prə- /

noun

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

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procurer British  

/ prəˈkjʊərə, prəˈkjʊərɪs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of procurer

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

Example Sentences

But, as an act of precaution, the Procurer had submitted the letter to an expert in handwriting, who declared that, in spite of certain resemblances, the writing was not that of the prisoner.

From The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Leblanc, Maurice

That evening, he wrote to the Procurer of the Republique at Rouen.

From The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Leblanc, Maurice