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sionnach commented on the word proxénète
A procurer. A pimp.
French synonyms include maquereau (hence, MacDaddy), souteneur (equivalent of the German Zuhälter), and barbeau.
Today's (Oct 22nd 2011) copy of "Le Monde" has a two-page spread, detailing the involvement of several cronies of DSK (with the not-so-subtle implication that DSK himself was also involved, or at least was in the know) in a ring of "proxénétisme". It just gets sleazier, folks ....
October 21, 2011