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BROTHEL KEEPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brothel keeper mean?
• BROTHEL KEEPER (noun)
The noun BROTHEL KEEPER has 1 sense:
1. a woman who runs a house of prostitution
Familiarity information: BROTHEL KEEPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A woman who runs a house of prostitution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
brothel keeper; madam
Hypernyms ("brothel keeper" is a kind of...):
businesswoman (a female businessperson)
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