From brothel + keeper.
brothelkeeper (plural brothelkeepers)
- A person who runs a brothel, whether legally or illegally.
- Synonym: bawd
- Hyponym: (female) madam
person who keeps a brothel
- Dutch: bordeelhouder (nl) m, bordeelhoudster (nl) f, hoerenwaard (nl) m, hoerenwaardin f
- French: tenancier de maison close m, tenancière de maison close f, tenancière (fr) f
- German: Bordellwirt m, Bordellwirtin (de) f, Bordellbetreiber (de) m, Bordellbetreiberin (de) f, Bordellvater m, Bordellmutter (de) f, Puffvater m, Puffmutter (de) f
- Greek:
- Ancient: πορνοβοσκός m (pornoboskós)
- Polish: bajzelmama f (colloquial, female only)
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