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procuress
This term carries a heavy negative connotation, evoking images of clandestine operations and exploitation. It is a specialized legal and social descriptor used to identify the female agent in the sex trade, distinguishing her role as the recruiter or manager rather than the service provider.
Because the word is gender-specific, it is used in contexts where the female identity of the procurer is relevant to the narrative or legal description. In modern legal discourse, it has largely been superseded by gender-neutral terms like pimp or trafficker, making "procuress" feel somewhat archaic or literary.
Meanings
Examples
The police arrested the procuress after a long undercover operation.
She acted as a procuress for the young women in the district.
I cannot believe she is working as a procuress in this city.
The procuress took a large percentage of every transaction.
The procuress took a large percentage of every transaction.
Who is the procuress running this establishment?
Who is the procuress running this establishment?
The novel describes a ruthless procuress who manipulated her victims.
She was known in the underworld as a cunning procuress.
The procuress whispered promises of wealth to the naive girl.