whoremaster

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Etymology

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From earlier hore-maister, equivalent to whore +‎ master.

Noun

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whoremaster (plural whoremasters)

  1. (derogatory) A man who uses the services of prostitutes.
  2. A pimp.
  3. (figurative) An exploiter of people.
    • a. 2000, Dale Brown, quoted in Commercialism and Conflict in Big-Time College Sports by Andrew Zimbalist
      This one-billion-dollar TV contract is the paramount example of the injustices in the game. Look at the money we make off predominately poor black kids. We're the whoremasters.

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