as in pimp
a man who solicits clients for a woman who is willing to engage in sexual activities for money
had carved out a career as a procurer of high-priced call girls for wealthy, powerful men
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Recent Examples of procurer
Federal procurers could take a lesson from the finance corporation JPMorgan Chase, which recently issued an open letter to its software suppliers setting clear expectations that their products should prioritize security over rushing features to market.
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Jen Easterly, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2025
Ties reached their lowest ebb in January 2010 after the Israeli security service Mossad dispatched a 27-strong death squad to Dubai to assassinate Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior weapons procurer for Hamas.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Gavi is the most prominent procurer and distributor of vaccines to children across the globe.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
As the procurers of finances and managers of staff, they’re often seen as the hard-nosed businesspeople behind the whimsical auteurs.
—Serena Dai, The Atlantic, 6 May 2025
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Jen Easterly, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2025
Ties reached their lowest ebb in January 2010 after the Israeli security service Mossad dispatched a 27-strong death squad to Dubai to assassinate Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior weapons procurer for Hamas.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Gavi is the most prominent procurer and distributor of vaccines to children across the globe.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
As the procurers of finances and managers of staff, they’re often seen as the hard-nosed businesspeople behind the whimsical auteurs.
—Serena Dai, The Atlantic, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procurer
pimp
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Maddy essentially becomes Cassie’s pimp, hitting and threatening her, setting up an elaborate scheme to boost her online following, which Cassie successfully pulls off, thanks to a few fake orgasms.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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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
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“Procurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurer. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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