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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•cur•er (prō kyŏŏr′ər, prə-),USA pronunciation n. - a person who procures, esp. a pander or pimp.
- Anglo-French Latin prōcūrātōr- (stem of prōcūrātor) procurator
- 1350–1400; Middle English (see procure, -er1); replacing Middle English procurour
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: procurer /prəˈkjʊərə/ n - a person who procures, esp one who procures women or girls as prostitutes
pro•cure /proʊˈkyʊr, prə-/USA pronunciation v., -cured, -cur•ing. - to obtain (something) by care or effort:[~ + object]to procure secret documents.
- to obtain (a person) for prostitution: [~ + object]procuring young prostitutes.[no object]arrested for procuring.
pro•cur•a•ble, adj. pro•cure•ment, n. [uncountable]checking government procurement contracts. pro•cur•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•cure (prō kyŏŏr′, prə-),USA pronunciation v., -cured, -cur•ing. v.t. - to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means:to procure evidence.
- to bring about, esp. by unscrupulous and indirect means:to procure secret documents.
- to obtain (a person) for the purpose of prostitution.
v.i. - to act as a procurer or pimp.
- Latin prōcūrāre to take care of. See pro-1, cure
- Middle English procuren 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gain, win. See get.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged contrive.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pander, pimp.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lose.
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