bawd

/bɔːd/ /bɔd/

noun

A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer, a madame.

Examples :

"In the old Western film, the bawd ran a saloon where women offered companionship for money. "

noun

A lewd person.

Examples :

"The teacher warned the students that any bawd caught sharing inappropriate jokes would be disciplined. "

person character moral sex

verb

To procure women for lewd purposes.

sex person moral human society

adjective

Joyous; riotously gay.

Examples :

"The party was bawd with laughter and music. "

character emotion style entertainment

Meanings

Examples :

"In the old Western film, the bawd ran a saloon where women offered companionship for money. "

Examples :

"The teacher warned the students that any bawd caught sharing inappropriate jokes would be disciplined. "

Examples :

"The party was bawd with laughter and music. "

Related Words

prostitution noun

Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.

students noun

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

western noun

A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850-1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.

procures verb

To acquire or obtain.

teacher noun

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

inappropriate adjective

Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.

laughter noun

The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.

offered verb

To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).

purposes noun

An objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal.

companionship noun

The state of having or being a companion.

procurer noun

A person who procures or obtains things, especially one who procures customers for prostitutes.

disciplined verb

To train someone by instruction and practice.