noun
bawd
Bawd (noun) means a person who runs a brothel or finds clients for prostitutes.
noun
1
A person who runs a brothel or finds clients for prostitutes.
"Compared with their opponents, bawds and their associates increasingly had deeper pockets and greater confidence in manipulating the law."
— Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex (2012)
2
Someone who helps arrange an immoral act, especially a sexual one.
3
Someone who behaves in a sexually indecent way.
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What is the meaning of bawd?
"bawd" (noun) means a person who runs a brothel or finds clients for prostitutes.
What is another word for bawd?
Other words for "bawd" include whore, harlot, prostitute, cocotte, cyprian, tart.
What are the different meanings of bawd?
"bawd" has 3 main meanings: 1. A person who runs a brothel or finds clients for prostitutes; 2. Someone who helps arrange an immoral act, especially a sexual one; 3. Someone who behaves in a sexually indecent way.
