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Pro`cur´ess
n.1.A female procurer, or pander.
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Noun1.procuress - a woman pimp
fancy man, pandar, pander, panderer, pimp, procurer, ponce - someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
Translations
procuress [prəˈkjʊərɪs] N → alcahueta f, proxeneta f
procuress
n → Kupplerin f
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