cafetão — meaning in English

English meaning

• hustler noun A person who works energetically and resourcefully, especially to make money.
• kaftan noun A loose robe-like garment traditionally worn in the eastern Mediterranean region.
• pimp noun A person who arranges clients for prostitutes and takes a share of their earnings.

Senses

cafetão is used for these senses in English:

• hustler A pimp.
• kaftan A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
• pimp Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.

hustler — full definition

1. noun A person who works energetically and resourcefully, especially to make money.
2. noun A con artist or swindler.
3. noun A prostitute (informal, often referring to a male prostitute).

kaftan — full definition

1. noun A loose robe-like garment traditionally worn in the eastern Mediterranean region.
2. noun A dress or shirt cut in a comparable loose style to that garment.

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