brothelkeeper

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brothelkeeper

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From brothel + keeper.

noun brothelkeepers · brothel keeper · brothel-keeper

A person who runs a brothel, whether legally or illegally. The police were, of course, only interested in this man as a big-time brothel-keeper and it was not until we expressed an interest in his finances that the Deuxième Bureau unearthed the parallel dossier which was running with their colleagues of the police department.
Similar: bawd

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noun person who keeps a brothel

Français	tenancier de maison close, tenancière de maison close, tenancière
Deutsch	Bordellwirt, Bordellwirtin, Bordellbetreiber, Bordellbetreiberin, Bordellvater, Bordellmutter

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"brothelkeeper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brothelkeeper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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brothelkeeper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brothelkeeper

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"brothelkeeper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/brothelkeeper.

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@misc{brothelkeeper_2026,
  title = {brothelkeeper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brothelkeeper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}