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procurer

  • /pɹəˈkjʊəɹə/ UK
  • /pɹəˈkjɔːɹə/ UK
  • /pɹəˈkjʊɹə/ US
  • /pɹəˈkjəɹə/ US

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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.

noun procurers

  1. A person who procures or obtains things
  2. especially A person who procures customers for prostitutes.

    Similar: pander, panderer, pimp

  3. archaic A person who incites or riles; an instigator.

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noun one who procures customers for prostitutes

Ελληνικάπροαγωγός proagogós
Русскийсво́дник svódnik

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

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@misc{procurer_2026,
  title = {procurer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/procurer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}