procuress

Example Sentences

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The cases of the gambler and the procuress did not excite Atlantic County interest as examples of routine viciousness, but as the first definite results of an unusually elaborate crusade conducted by a newspaper.

From Time Magazine Archive

A parasite and procuress are standing characters in all.

From Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by Black, John

In France the true ruler was Madame de Pompadour, once the King's mistress, now his procuress, and a sort of feminine prime minister.

From Montcalm and Wolfe by Parkman, Francis

The divine art is a soulless procuress; she takes your youth, your beauty and your virtue.

From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous

It represents the steadfastness of the maiden Melibaea against the entreaties of her lover Calisto and the much more crafty, indeed almost successful, wiles of the procuress, Celestine.

From The Growth of English Drama by Wynne, Arnold