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brothelkeepers

brothelkeepers is the plural of brothelkeeper.

Meaning of brothelkeeper

Noun

brothelkeeper (plural brothelkeepers)

  1. 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 16
    Synonyms:
    bawd

Questions about brothelkeepers

What is brothelkeepers the plural of?
Brothelkeepers is the plural of brothelkeeper.

Words near brothelkeepers in the dictionary

  1. brothelers
  2. Brothelgate
  3. brothelgoer
  4. brothelgoers
  5. brothelkeeper
  6. brothelkeepers
  7. brothellike
  8. brothelly
  9. brothelry
  10. brothels
  11. brother

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