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souteneur

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From French souteneur (literally “one who supports”), from the verb soutenir.

noun souteneurs

A man who protects, and commonly compels, a prostitute of any gender and lives off the earnings; a pimp. Originally a Parisian term, but since adopted into other languages such as English. The souteneur ... though he lives in comparative comfort from what his mistress gives him, he rarely makes a big haul. His mistress gone, the pot ceases to boil; in fact, he calls her his marmite.

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@misc{souteneur_2026,
  title = {souteneur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/souteneur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}