PIMP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of pimp in English

pimp
noun [ C ]
us
/pɪmp/ uk
/pɪmp/
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a man who controls prostitutes, especially by finding customers for them, and takes some of the money that they earn
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madam (SEX)
procurer formal
pimp
verb
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/pɪmp/ uk
/pɪmp/

pimp verb (PROSTITUTE)

[ I or T ]
to act as a pimp, getting customers for prostitutes; to provide someone to a customer as a prostitute :
He spent most of his adult life pimping.
They pimped the girls to a range of clients in the area.

pimp verb (DECORATE)

[ T ] informal
to make something look fashionable or impressive, usually by adding things to it:
He had pimped his truck with new lights and chrome accessories.
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customize
personalize
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Decorating or making something attractive
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(Definition of pimp from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

pimp | Intermediate English

pimp
noun [ C ]
us
/pɪmp/
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a man who controls prostitutes (= people paid for sex)
(Definition of pimp from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of pimp

in Chinese (Traditional)
拉皮條的男子, 妓院男老闆, 拉皮條…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
拉皮条的男子, 妓院男老板, 拉皮条…
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in Spanish
proxeneta…
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in Portuguese
cafetão, chulo, cafetinar…
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alfons, sutener…
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pezevenk, beyaz kadın taciri, genelev patronu/patroniçesi…
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сутенер…
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