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
Gavi is the most prominent procurer and distributor of vaccines to children across the globe.
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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
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.
—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
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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
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procurer
pimp
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For most of us, a family member is the first pimp, and that was her experience.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
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While trying to collect funds owed to him by a local pimp named Slick Charles (Jamie Foxx), Fontaine is shot and killed — but that doesn't stop him from showing up on Slick's doorstep the next day to collect his money.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Procurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurer. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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