Synonyms for pimp
- verb
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Prostitute — to prostitute someone
prostitute, pander, bawd, hustle informal, whore vulgar, whore out vulgar informal, ponce slang UK IE
2. Procure — to persuade, smooth talk or trick another into doing something for your benefit
Other
mack out slang
Noun
Other
bully, hustler, whoremaster, whoreman informal
Definitions
- v. 1
To prostitute someone.
The smooth-talking, tall man with heavy gold bracelets claimed he could pimp anyone.
- v. 2
To promote, to tout.
I gotta show you this sweet website where you can pimp your blog and get more readers.
- v. 3
To persuade, smooth talk or trick another into doing something for your benefit.
I pimped her out of $2,000 and she paid for the entire stay at the Bahamas.
- n. 1
Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
Example sentences
- prostitute Layla, a prostitute, wanted a decent type of life.
- convince She couldn't convince him to write a song for her.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pimp | rising | |
| prostitute | rising | |
| bawd | steady | |
| convince | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- tout1, bawd1
- 5 letters
- pitch1, whore1, bully2, ponce2
- 6 letters
- hustle2, pander2, spruik, bewile, pandar
- 7 letters
- promote2, procure2, hustler3
- 8 letters
- convince2, procurer3, panderer, whoreman
- 10 letters
- prostitute3
- 11 letters
- whoremaster
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bully2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- prostituer
- Español
- prostituir
- Deutsch
- huren