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souteneur

souteneur noun: a man who protects, and commonly compels, a prostitute of any gender and lives off the earnings; a pimp. Originally a Parisian term, but since adopted into other languages such as English.

Noun

souteneur (plural souteneurs)

  1. A man who protects, and commonly compels, a prostitute of any gender and lives off the earnings; a pimp. Originally a Parisian term, but since adopted into other languages such as English.
    • The souteneur ... though he lives in comparative comfort from what his mistress gives him, he rarely makes a big haul. His mistress gone, the pot ceases to boil; in fact, he calls her his marmite.1892 Albert Dresden Vandam. An Englishman in Paris: (Notes and Recollections) - Page 335
    • These "souteneurs" attach their "jesus" to themselves.
      The passive pederasts are "petits jusus," "jesus," or "aunts."
      The "petits jesus" are lost, depraved children, whom accident places in the hands of active pederasts, who seduce them, and reveal to them the horrible means of earning a...1894 Richard Krafft-Ebing & Charles Gilbert Chaddock. Psychopathia Sexualis. p. 416 Pub. F.A.Davis

souteneur meaning in Tamil

souteneur in Tamil

பரத்தை பங்கன்

Forms of souteneur

pluralsouteneurs

Origin of souteneur

From French souteneur (literally “one who supports”), from the verb soutenir.

Questions about souteneur

What does souteneur mean?
Souteneur means a man who protects, and commonly compels, a prostitute of any gender and lives off the earnings; a pimp. Originally a Parisian term, but since adopted into other languages such as English.
What is souteneur in Tamil?
Souteneur in Tamil is பரத்தை பங்கன். See Souteneur meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is souteneur?
Souteneur is a noun.
What is the plural of souteneur?
The plural of souteneur is souteneurs.

Words near souteneur in the dictionary

  1. soutage
  2. soutane
  3. soutanes
  4. soutar
  5. soutars
  6. souteneur
  7. souteneurs
  8. souter
  9. souterly
  10. souterrain
  11. souterrains

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Adapted from Wiktionary: souteneur (page history and authors); souteneur (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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