Meanings
plural brothelkeepers · alternative brothel keeper · alternative brothel-keeper
- A person who runs a brothel, whether legally or illegally.
The police were, of course, only interested in this man as a big-time brothel-keeper and it was not until we expressed an interest in his finances that the Deuxième Bureau unearthed the parallel dossier which was running with their colleagues of the police department.
1953, Ian Fleming, “Dossier for M”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 16Synonyms: bawd
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who runs a brothel, whether legally or illegally.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek πορνοβοσκός
- πορνοβοσκός (pornoboskós)person who keeps a brothel
Dutch bordeelhouder, bordeelhoudster
- bordeelhouderperson who keeps a brothel
- bordeelhoudsterperson who keeps a brothel
- hoerenwaardperson who keeps a brothel
- hoerenwaardinperson who keeps a brothel
French tenancier de maison close, tenancière de maison close
- tenancier de maison closeperson who keeps a brothel
- tenancière de maison closeperson who keeps a brothel
- tenancièreperson who keeps a brothel
German Bordellwirt, Bordellwirtin
- Bordellwirtperson who keeps a brothel
- Bordellwirtinperson who keeps a brothel
- Bordellbetreiberperson who keeps a brothel
- Bordellbetreiberinperson who keeps a brothel
- Bordellvaterperson who keeps a brothel
- Bordellmutterperson who keeps a brothel
- Puffvaterperson who keeps a brothel
- Puffmutterperson who keeps a brothel
Polish bajzelmama, burdelmama
- bajzelmamaperson who keeps a brothel
- burdelmamaperson who keeps a brothel
Cite this entry
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