Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pimp"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pimp \Pimp\ (p[i^]mp), n. [Cf. F. pimpant smart, sparkish; perh.
akin to piper to pipe, formerly also, to excel. Cf. {Pipe}.]
One who provides gratification for the lust of others; a
procurer; a pander. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pimp \Pimp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pimped} (p[i^]mt; 215); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Pimping}.]
To procure women for the gratification of others' lusts; to
pander. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pimp
n : someone who procures customers for whores (in England they
call a pimp a ponce) [syn: {procurer}, {panderer}, {pander},
{pandar}, {fancy man}, {ponce}]
v : arrange for sexual partners for others [syn: {pander}, {procure}]
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