pimps

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of pimp.
  pimp

  noun

  a person, especially a man, who solicits customers for a prostitute or a brothel, usually in return for a share of the earnings; panderer; procurer.
• present tense form

  present tense

  Used to describe things happening now or regularly.

  of pimp (3rd person singular).
  pimp

  noun

  a person, especially a man, who solicits customers for a prostitute or a brothel, usually in return for a share of the earnings; panderer; procurer.

Example Sentences

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pimps

Another bill, the Sex Trade Survivors Justice & Equality Act, would focus on punishing customers and pimps, in an attempt to strengthen current laws on sex trafficking.

From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2021

Grosso has rejected the notion that the bill, which does not alter the District’s sex-trafficking laws, would legalize pimps or any kind of coercion.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2019

“Anyone who pimps himself out to the M.E.K. fails the litmus test for integrity,” he said.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 29, 2019

They invited the San Diego Union-Tribune to sit in as long as the volunteers weren't identified and their location kept secret, because every so often they catch the ire of johns and pimps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2018

“No. I’m sick of having to deal with thieves and pimps and pushers. I’m sick of having to scrape and bow to men who live off the misery of their brothers and sisters.”

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

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