brothel-keeper

English

Etymology

brothel +‎ keeper

Noun

brothel-keeper (plural brothel-keepers)

A person (male or female) who keeps a brothel (house of prostitution, whorehouse, bordello, bawdyhouse, bagnio), either legally or illegally.

Alternative forms

brothel keeper
brothelkeeper

Synonyms

madam
bawd

Related terms

brothel-keeping
keep a brothel

Translations

person who keeps a brothel

Dutch: bordeelhouder (nl) m, bordeelhoudster f, hoerenwaard (nl) m, hoerenwaardin f
French: tenancier de maison close m, tenancière de maison close f, tenancière (fr) f

German: Bordellwirt m, Bordellwirtin f, Bordellbetreiber m, Bordellbetreiberin f, Bordellvater m, Bordellmutter f, Puffvater m, Puffmutter (de) f

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