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procuress

/ˈproʊkjʊrəs/ /prəˈkjʊrəs/

Meanings
noun
A female procurer.

Examples :

"The madam, acting as a procuress, introduced the young women to wealthy clients. "
person sex job

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introduced verb

/ˌɪntɹəˈdjuːst/ /ˌɪntɹəˈduːst/

(of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).

"Let me introduce you to my friends."

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as adverb

/ˈæs/

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

"The student studied hard for the test, as did her brother. "

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female noun

/ˈfiː.meɪl/

One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

"My sister is a female student in her senior year of high school. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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acting verb

/ˈæk.tɪŋ/

To do something.

"The student is acting quickly to finish the exam. "

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madam noun

/ˈmæd.əm/

A polite form of address for a woman or lady.

"Later, Mrs Grey was sitting in her favourite tea shop. “Would madam like the usual cream cakes and patisserie with her tea?” the waitress asked."

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clients noun

/ˈklaɪənts/

A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.

"The lawyer helps her clients with their legal problems. "

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young noun

/jʌŋ/

People who are young; young people, collectively; youth.

"The young of today are well-educated."

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procurer noun

/proʊˈkjʊərər/ /prəˈkjʊərər/

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

"The police arrested the procurer for arranging meetings between prostitutes and their clients. "

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women noun

/ˈwɪmən/ /ˈwɘmɘn/

An adult female human.

"Many women in the class are studying hard for the upcoming exam. "

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wealthy noun

/ˈwɛl.θi/

A rich person.

"The wealthy businessman donated a large sum of money to the school. "