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)

1. procurer, pimp

   Synonym: maquereau

Further reading

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