Dictionary

brothelkeeper en · NOUN

Etymology

From brothel + keeper.

Meanings

1. A person who runs a brothel, whether legally or illegally.
   • The police were, of course, only interested in this man as a big-time brothel-keeper and it was not until we expressed an interest in his finances that the Deuxième Bureau unearthed the parallel dossier which was running with their colleagues of the police department. 1953, Ian Fleming, “Dossier for M”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 16:

Forms

Hyponyms

madam

Relateds

brothel-keeping

Synonyms

bawd

Translations (19)

nl bordeelhoudster (person who keeps a brothel) · nl hoerenwaardin (person who keeps a brothel) · nan 雞母 /鸡母 (person who keeps a brothel) · nl hoerenwaard (person who keeps a brothel) · de Bordellmutter (person who keeps a brothel) · de Bordellvater (person who keeps a brothel) · de Bordellbetreiber (person who keeps a brothel) · nl bordeelhouder (person who keeps a brothel) · pl bajzelmama (person who keeps a brothel) · de Bordellwirt (person who keeps a brothel) · de Bordellbetreiberin (person who keeps a brothel) · fr tenancière (person who keeps a brothel) · pl burdelmama (person who keeps a brothel) · fr tenancier de maison close (person who keeps a brothel) · de Puffvater (person who keeps a brothel) · fr tenancière de maison close (person who keeps a brothel) · grc πορνοβοσκός (person who keeps a brothel) · de Puffmutter (person who keeps a brothel) · de Bordellwirtin (person who keeps a brothel)