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pimp

noun [C]
 
 
/pɪmp/

Definition

a man who controls prostitutes, especially by finding customers for them, and takes some of the money that they earnSex offenders pimp
 
 
verb [I]
(Definition of pimp noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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