Definition of Brothel keeper

1. Noun. A woman who runs a house of prostitution.

Exact synonyms: Madam
Generic synonyms: Businesswoman

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brothel Keeper

bros before hoes
bros before hos
brose
broses
brosey
brosy
brosy-faced
brotel
brotelness
broth
broth of a boy
broth of a man
brothel creeper
brothel creepers
brothel keeper (current term)
brotheler
brothelers
brothelgoer
brothels
brother
brother-in-arms
brother-in-law
brother complex
brother german
brothered
brotherhood

Literary usage of Brothel keeper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of Prostitution: Its Extent, Causes, and Effects Throughout the by William W. Sanger (1859)
"For this reimbursement a brothel- keeper shall be held liable even if he did not know the diseased condition of a woman kept in his house, inasmuch as such ..."

2. The History of Prostitution: Its Extent, Causes, and Effects Throughout the by William W. Sanger (1876)
"For the information of every brothel-keeper, and of the prostitutes kept by him, a copy of printed directions, prepared by competent authority, ..."

3. The History of Prostitution: Its Extent, Causes and Effects Throughout the World by William W. Sanger (1897)
"For the information of every brothel-keeper, and of the prostitutes kept by him, a copy of printed directions, prepared by competent authority, ..."

4. Twenty-five Years Labour Among the Friendless and Fallen by Edward W. Thomas (1879)
"... Mother—Slain on the Altar of Sin—Death the Beginning of Life—The Dead "Unfortunate "—Sympathy of the Fallen for a Dying Companion — The Brothel-keeper's ..."

5. Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan by Asiatic Society of Japan (1902)
"restores stolen folks to the lawful owner, how then can the girls remain with the brothel keeper ? I need not discuss the plain guilt of the guides. ..."

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