procuress
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Kupplerin
A middlewoman: a woman who performs as a go-between, an intermediaryA middlewoman: a woman who performs as a go-between, an intermediary.
/pɹəˈkjʊəɹɪs/
Meaning
2 sensesA middlewoman: a woman who performs as a go-between, an intermediary.
Kupplerin
A female procurer.
сво́дняsvódnja
More definitions
- a woman pimp
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a female procurer:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a middlewoman:
Origin
From Old French procureresse (compare French procureuse), corresponding to procure + -ess.From Old French procureresse (compare French procureuse), corresponding to procure + -ess.
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Forms
plural: procuresses| Singular | procuress |
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