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procurer

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəˈkjʊərə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō kyŏŏr′ər, prə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•cur•er  (prō kyŏŏr′ər, prə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who procures, esp. a pander or pimp.
  • Anglo-French
  • 1350–1400; Middle English (see procure, -er1); replacing Middle English procurour

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
procurer /prəˈkjʊərə/, (feminine) procuress /prəˈkjʊərɪs/ n
  1. a person who procures, esp one who procures women or girls as prostitutes
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•cure /proʊˈkyʊr, prə-/USA pronunciation   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 © 2026
pro•cure  (prō kyŏŏr′, prə-),USA pronunciation 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. 
  1. 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. 
    1. gain, win. See get. 2. contrive. 4. pander, pimp.
    1. lose.
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