souteneur

English

Etymology

French souteneur, literally "one who supports", from the verb soutenir.

Noun

souteneur (plural souteneurs)

A man who protects a prostitute and lives off her earnings; a pimp.

Dutch

Etymology

French souteneur literally "one who supports", from the verb soutenir.

Pronunciation

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Noun

souteneur m (plural souteneurs, diminutive souteneurtje n)

pimp, souteneur

Synonyms

pooier

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sut.nœʁ/

Noun

souteneur m (plural souteneurs)

pimp, souteneur

Descendants

Finnish: sutenööri

Further reading

“souteneur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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