whoremonger

• Nom offensant et vieilli désignant une personne qui fréquente des prostituées en tant que client, ou qui les fournit en tant que proxénète.

An offensive and largely obsolete noun referring to a person who engages with prostitutes, either as a customer or as a pimp who procures them.

1. Customer of a prostituteC2informal

   A person who pays for sexual services from a prostitute.

   client de prostituée

   • The police arrested several whoremongers during the raid.
   • He was known in the neighborhood as a frequent whoremonger.
   • The documentary explored the lives of both prostitutes and their whoremongers.

   Synonymesclientcustomerjohnpuntertrickwhoremaster

2. PimpC2informal

   A person who controls and profits from the work of prostitutes, often by arranging clients.

   proxénète

   • The whoremonger was arrested for trafficking and exploitation.
   • She was forced into the trade by a violent whoremonger.
   • The novel's antagonist is a ruthless whoremonger who controls the city's underworld.

   Synonymesbawdpanderpandererpimpprocurerwhoremaster