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