procuress

n. 老鸨

发音

/pɹəˈkjʊəɹɪs/

词形变化

procuresses 复数 procuresses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A middlewoman: a woman who performs as a go-between, an intermediary.

  2. 2.

    A female procurer.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 7

woman pimp ponce pander pandar panderer procurer

词源

From Old French procureresse (compare French procureuse), corresponding to procure + -ess.

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