someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
a man who forces or pressures women into prostitution , often street prostitution , in order to profit from their earnings
a man who manages street prostitutes (as opposed to escorts or call girls)
a man who manages women in prostitution , often street prostitution , in order to profit from their earnings
a person who arranges the services of prostitutes for people and receives a share of the money
a person who prostitutes women
n. a person who procures a prostitute for customers or vice versa, sharing the profits of the person's activities. Supposedly he provides protection for the prostitutes, but quite often he will threaten, brutalize, rape, cheat and induce drug addiction of the prostitutes. A pimp commits the crime of pandering.
someone who controls a prostitute or prostitutes and profits from prostituting them
A man who solicits clients for a prostitute.
A man who solicits for a prostitute and/or lives off her earnings.
A pimp finds and manages clients for prostitutes and engages them in prostitution (in brothels in most cases and some cases street prostitution) in order to profit from their earnings. Typically, a pimp does not force prostitutes to stay with him, but they have been known to be abusive in order to keep their prostitutes in line or maximize profits. A pimp may also offer to protect them from other pimps, prostitutes or abusive clients.