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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procurer
pimp
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His pimp job was normal by today’s standards.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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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 16 Sep. 2025.
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