procurer

UK: /prəˈkjʊərə/ US: (prō kyŏŏr′ər, prə-)

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pro•cur•er  (prō kyŏŏr′ər, prə-), n. 

1. a person who procures, esp. a pander or pimp.

• Anglo-French Latin prōcūrātōr- (stem of prōcūrātor) procurator
• 1350–1400; Middle English (see procure, -er¹); replacing Middle English procurour

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procurer / prəˈkjʊərə/, (feminine)procuress / prəˈkjʊərɪs/ noun

1. a person who procures, esp one who procures women or girls as prostitutes

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pro•cure /proʊˈkyʊr, prə-/   v., -cured, -cur•ing. 

1. to obtain (something) by care or effort:
   [~ + object] to procure secret documents.
2. to obtain (a person) for prostitution: [~ + object]
   procuring young prostitutes.
   [no object]
   arrested for procuring.

pro•cur•a•ble, adj. 
pro•cure•ment, n. 

[uncountable] checking government procurement contracts.

pro•cur•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pro•cure  (prō kyŏŏr′, prə-), v., -cured, -cur•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means:
   to procure evidence.
2. to bring about, esp. by unscrupulous and indirect means:
   to procure secret documents.
3. to obtain (a person) for the purpose of prostitution.

v.i. 

4. to act as a procurer or pimp.

• Latin prōcūrāre to take care of. See pro-¹, cure
• Middle English procuren 1250–1300

pro•cure′ment, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. gain, win. See get. 
• 2. contrive.
• 4. pander, pimp.

Antonyms

• 1. lose.