whoremaster en · NOUN
Etymology
From earlier hore-maister, equivalent to whore + master.
Meanings
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(derogatory) A man who uses the services of prostitutes.
Noiselessly the fat whoremaster glided across the floor. Jimmy Earls the brothel creeper.
2019, Kevin Barry, Night Boat to Tangier, New York: Doubleday, →ISBN, page 166:
- A pimp.
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(figuratively) An exploiter of people.
a. 2000, Dale Brown, quoted in Commercialism and Conflict in Big-Time College Sports by Andrew Zimbalist This one-billion-dollar TV contract is the paramount example of the injustices in the game. Look at the money we make off predominately poor black kids. We're the whoremasters.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whoremasters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
kerb crawler · whoremonger · fare · short-timer · gonk · score · wapping cove · all-nighter · Jane · monger · whoremaster · whoremonger · jockey · steamer · john · jane · trick · punter · curb crawler · muttonmonger · solicitor
Translations (3)
nl hoerenloper (man who uses the services of prostitutes) · el πουτανιάρης (man who uses the services of prostitutes) · nl uitzuiger (exploiter of people)