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 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 According to the criminal case against her, Maxwell’s role shifted to being one of a procurer, finding very young — often underage — women and girls to introduce to Epstein and his group of extremely rich and influential friends in the early 2000s. Julia Reinstein, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2024 The country, for example, has become the world’s largest procurer of LED light bulbs. Arunabha Ghosh, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for procurer
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pimp
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  • His pimp job was normal by today’s standards.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile Meursault’s friend Sintès (Pierre Lottin), a nasty bit of work rumored to be a pimp, has been beating his Arab mistress Djemila (Hajar Bouzaouit) and is being threatened by her brothers.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Procurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurer. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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