In specific uses. A prostitute's pimp. Cf. bully, n.1 4. Obsolete (in later use perhaps merely a contextual application of sense A. 1).
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| 释义 | society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > living on earnings of prostitute > man who > protector of prostitute or courtesan (6) ruffian1563 In specific uses. A prostitute's pimp. Cf. bully, n.1 4. Obsolete (in later use perhaps merely a contextual application of sense A. 1). hackster1607 A man who makes money by protecting prostitutes. Obsolete. rare. ruffiano1611 Chiefly in Italian contexts: = ruffian, n. (esp. in sense 2b). bully1675 A man who takes a share or all of the earnings of a prostitute, usually in return for arranging clients, providing protection, etc.; a pimp… cosh-carrier1893 a prostitute's bully; hence cosh-carrying. protector1938 A man who looks after a female prostitute in return for a share or all of her earnings; a pimp. |
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