Synonyms of pimps

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noun

plural of pimp

as in cadets

a man who solicits clients for a woman who is willing to engage in sexual activities for money

the sting operation nabbed 15 prostitutes and two pimps

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cadets
• procurers
• panders
• fancy men
• mack daddies

pimps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pimp

as in abuses

to take unfair advantage of

a movie actress who pimped everybody she ever met as she clawed her way to the top

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abuses
• exploits
• uses
• manipulates
• leverages
• plays (on or upon)
• milks
• capitalizes (on)
• walks on
• trades on
• imposes (on or upon)
• cheats
• cashes in (on)
• works
• mistreats
• commodifies
• jerks around
• sticks
• bleeds
• skins
• fleeces
• overcharges
• soaks
• commercializes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pimps

Noun

The two cousins then decided to become pimps, and several young women reportedly began working for them. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

Dressed in revealing clothing, some were visibly nervous; others appeared calm as nearby pimps watched over them like hawks. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

What was once an eye-catching clique of wayward teens bathed in purple hues has metamorphosed into a barren hellscape rife with drug-smuggling cartels, pistol-packin’ pimps, sugar daddies with mummification kinks and online streamers. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 May 2026

Sure enough, a few pimps named Delicious and Suede stop by. — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026

Often, officials said, pimps and predators are looking for young, vulnerable people in order to exploit them. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026

The veteran sideline reporter and member of FOX Sports’ A-Team braved the freezing temperature in Philly by swaddling herself in a capacious coat, which drew comparisons to a diverse array of notorious icons of warmth including Cruella De Ville, Jon Snow, emus, mob wives, pimps, and Ric Flair. — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2026

Of the girls in that cohort, many were sold to brothels in Asia; others were shipped to pimps in Europe or married off to pedophiles abroad. — Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025

Set after the attacks of October 7, Y (played with slapstick elasticity by poet and playwright Ariel Bronz) pimps himself out for wild, debaucherous parties while the world burns. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2025