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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 prostitutionplay

  Familiarity information: BROTHEL KEEPER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BROTHEL KEEPER (noun)


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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