Procurer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)

someone who obtains or acquires

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəkjˈʊɹɹɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəkjˈʊəɹə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəkjˈʊəɹə/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹəkjˈʊɹɹɚ/.

Examples

the procurer of opera tickets

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pimp ponce fancy man securer panderer pander pandar

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
noun	someone who obtains or acquires “the procurer of opera tickets”

Word Forms

pimp	verb	arrange for sexual partners for others
procure	verb	arrange for sexual partners for others
pander	verb	arrange for sexual partners for others
secure	verb	get by special effort

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beschaffer

jemand, der Kunden für Huren akquiriert (in England nennt man einen Zuhälter einen Ponce)

🇫🇷French

proxénète

quelqu'un qui procure des clients aux putes (en Angleterre, on appelle un proxénète un ponce)

🇪🇸Spanish

proxeneta

alguien que consigue clientes para putas (en Inglaterra llaman ponce a un proxeneta)

🇮🇹Italian

procuratore

qualcuno che procura clienti alle puttane (in Inghilterra il magnaccia lo chiamano ponce)

🇳🇱Dutch

inkoper

iemand die klanten voor hoeren werft (in Engeland noemen ze een pooier een ponce)

🇵🇹Portuguese

procurador

alguém que consegue clientes para prostitutas (na Inglaterra eles chamam um cafetão de ponce)

🇷🇺Russian

закупщик

тот, кто обеспечивает клиентов для шлюх (в Англии сутенера называют ponce)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्राप्त करनेवाला

कोई व्यक्ति जो वेश्याओं के लिए ग्राहक जुटाता है (इंग्लैंड में वे दलाल को पोंस कहते हैं)

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্রয়কারী

এমন কেউ যে বেশ্যাদের জন্য গ্রাহক সংগ্রহ করে (ইংল্যান্ডে তারা পিম্পকে পোন্স বলে)

🇮🇳Tamil

வாங்குபவர்

பரத்தையர்களுக்காக வாடிக்கையாளர்களை வாங்கும் ஒருவர் (இங்கிலாந்தில் அவர்கள் ஒரு பிம்பை போன்ஸ் என்று அழைக்கிறார்கள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

కొనుగోలుదారు

వోర్స్ కోసం కస్టమర్లను సేకరించే వ్యక్తి (ఇంగ్లండ్‌లో వారు పింప్‌ను పోన్స్ అని పిలుస్తారు)

🇮🇳Marathi

खरेदी करणारा

वेश्यांसाठी ग्राहक मिळवणारी व्यक्ती (इंग्लंडमध्ये ते पिंपला पोन्स म्हणतात)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખરીદનાર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે વેશ્યા માટે ગ્રાહકો મેળવે છે (ઈંગ્લેન્ડમાં તેઓ ભડવોને પોન્સ કહે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖರೀದಿದಾರ

ವೇಶ್ಯೆಗಾಗಿ ಗ್ರಾಹಕರನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ (ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರು ಪಿಂಪ್ ಅನ್ನು ಪೋನ್ಸ್ ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രൊക്യുറർ

വേശ്യകൾക്കായി ഉപഭോക്താക്കളെ വാങ്ങുന്ന ഒരാൾ (ഇംഗ്ലണ്ടിൽ അവർ ഒരു പിമ്പിനെ പോൻസ് എന്ന് വിളിക്കുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰੀਦਦਾਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਵੇਸ਼ਵਾਵਾਂ ਲਈ ਗਾਹਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਖਰੀਦਦਾ ਹੈ (ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹ ਇੱਕ ਦਲਾਲ ਨੂੰ ਪੋਂਸ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ)

🇵🇰Urdu

خریدار

وہ شخص جو کسبیوں کے لیے گاہکوں کو خریدتا ہے (انگلینڈ میں وہ دلال کو پونس کہتے ہیں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

采购员

为妓女拉客的人（在英格兰，他们称皮条客为 ponce）

🇯🇵Japanese

調達者

売春婦のために顧客を調達する人 (イギリスではポン引きのことをポンセと呼びます)

🇰🇷Korean

획득자

창녀를 위해 고객을 구하는 사람 (영국에서는 포주를 폰세라고 부릅니다)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ma cô

người thu hút khách hàng cho gái điếm (ở Anh họ gọi ma cô là ponce)

🇹🇭Thai

จัดหา

คนที่จัดหาลูกค้าให้กับโสเภณี (ในอังกฤษเรียกว่า pimp a ponce)

🇮🇩Indonesian

germo

seseorang yang mendapatkan pelanggan untuk pelacur (di Inggris mereka menyebut mucikari sebagai ponce)

🇵🇭Filipino

tagakuha

isang taong kumukuha ng mga customer para sa mga whore (sa England tinatawag nilang isang bugaw ang isang ponce)

🇲🇾Malay

pemeroleh

seseorang yang mendapatkan pelanggan untuk pelacur (di England mereka memanggil germo ponce)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قواد

شخص يقوم بجلب العملاء للعاهرات (في إنجلترا يسمون القواد بونس)

🇮🇷Persian

تهیه کننده

کسی که برای فاحشه ها مشتری می گیرد (در انگلیس به یک دلال محبت پونس می گویند)

🇹🇷Turkish

tedarikçi

fahişeler için müşteri sağlayan biri (İngiltere'de pezevenğe ponce denir)

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַרְסוּר

מישהו שרוכש לקוחות לזונות (באנגליה קוראים לסרסור פונס)

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The primary meaning of 'procurer' is 'someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)'.

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