Hypertext Webster Gateway: "procurer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Procurer \Pro*cur"er\, n. [Cf. F. procureur.]
1. One who procures, or obtains; one who, or that which,
brings on, or causes to be done, esp. by corrupt means.
2. One who procures the gratification of lust for another; a
pimp; a pander. --South.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
procurer
n 1: someone who procures customers for whores (in England they
call a pimp a ponce) [syn: {pimp}, {panderer}, {pander},
{pandar}, {fancy man}, {ponce}]
2: someone who obtains or acquires; "the procurer of opera
tickets" [syn: {securer}]
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