English Explanatory Dictionary

souteneur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A man who protects, and commonly compels, a prostitute of any gender and lives off the earnings; a pimp. Originally a Parisian term, but since adopted into other languages such as English.

Word forms

souteneur souteneurs

Etymology

From French souteneur (literally “one who supports”), from the verb soutenir.

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