pimp

nounmasculine/feminineformal/pɾɔʃɨˈnetɐ/low

pro·xe·ne·ta

Definition

A person who, in exchange for payment, facilitates or exploits the prostitution of others.

The individual was arrested on charges of acting as a pimp.

The law severely punishes the crime of pimping.

syn

Do latim *proxeneta, do grego προξενητής (proxenētḗs, 'mediador, hospedeiro público').