proxénète

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin proxenēta, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek προξενητής (proxenētḗs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʁɔk.se.nɛt/

Noun

proxénète m or f by sense (plural proxénètes)

procurer, pimp
Synonym: maquereau

Further reading

“proxénète”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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