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flesh peddler

American  

noun

Slang.

  1. an employment agent or agency, especially one that recruits executives.

  2. a theatrical agent.

  3. a pimp.

  4. a prostitute.

Etymology

Origin of flesh peddler

First recorded in 1930–35

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