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
For more than two decades, UNICEF has been the world’s largest procurer of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), procuring up to 80 percent of global demand, ensuring children suffering from severe malnutrition can be treated successfully.
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Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
By focusing on the entire lifecycle of a product, business stakeholders become stewards of resources rather than procurers or vendors.
—Bybob Meers, Fortune, 15 May 2024
The procurer of those apples would be her husband, who goes by Ned, and their would-be consumer the couple’s 10-year-old son, Bear.
—Susan Dominus, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
The country, for example, has become the world’s largest procurer of LED light bulbs.
—Arunabha Ghosh, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
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Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
By focusing on the entire lifecycle of a product, business stakeholders become stewards of resources rather than procurers or vendors.
—Bybob Meers, Fortune, 15 May 2024
The procurer of those apples would be her husband, who goes by Ned, and their would-be consumer the couple’s 10-year-old son, Bear.
—Susan Dominus, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
The country, for example, has become the world’s largest procurer of LED light bulbs.
—Arunabha Ghosh, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procurer
pimp
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Florence Foresti stars as a pimp, alongside a cast that also includes Kad Merad, Hakim Jemili, Laura Felpin and Benjamin Tranié.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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His pimp job was normal by today’s standards.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Procurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurer. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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