"procurer" meaning in English

See procurer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɹəˈkjʊəɹə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹəˈkjɔːɹə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹəˈkjʊɹə/ [General-American], /pɹəˈkjəɹə/ [General-American] Forms: procurers [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English procurour, from Anglo-Norman procurour and continental Old French procureor, from Latin prōcūrātor; by surface analysis, procure + er. Doublet of proctor and procurator. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|procurour|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English procurour, {{inh+|en|enm|procurour}} Inherited from Middle English procurour, {{der|en|xno|procurour}} Anglo-Norman procurour, {{der|en|fro|procureor}} Old French procureor, {{der|en|la|prōcūrātor}} Latin prōcūrātor, {{surf|en|procure|er|nocap=1|nocat=1}} by surface analysis, procure + er, {{doublet|en|proctor|procurator}} Doublet of proctor and procurator Head templates: {{en-noun}} procurer (plural procurers)
  1. A person who procures or obtains things:
    Sense id: en-procurer-en-noun-2zPkq-cu Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 34 34 32
  2. A person who procures or obtains things:
    (especially) A person who procures customers for prostitutes.
    Tags: especially Synonyms: pander, panderer, pimp Translations (one who procures customers for prostitutes): сводник (svodnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), προαγωγός (proagogós) [masculine] (Greek), kerítő (Hungarian), kerítőnő (Hungarian), leno [masculine] (Latin), lena [feminine] (Latin), сво́дник (svódnik) [masculine] (Russian), hallick [common-gender] (Swedish), sutenör [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-procurer-en-noun-vigG7XQh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 53 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 61 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 61 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 59 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 70 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 69 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 25 50 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 13 71 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 71 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 71 15 Disambiguation of People: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of 'one who procures customers for prostitutes': 24 60 16
  3. (now rare) A person who incites or riles; an instigator. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-procurer-en-noun-Jo5FxqkM Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 34 34 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (a person who procures or obtains things): skaffare [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'a person who procures or obtains things': 43 42 15

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