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noun
A middlewoman: a woman who performs as a go-between, an intermediary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A female procurer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a woman pimp
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pimp, procurer, panderer, pander, pandar, fancy man, ponce
History
From Old French procureresse (compare French procureuse), corresponding to procure + -ess.
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
