Meaning
Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Origin unknown. Perhaps from French pimpant (“smart, sparkish”) or German Pimpf (“a boy, a youth, a young squirt”). The Old English near-synonym was rendered by Old English forspennend (literally “a solicitor”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 15 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-15MCGINPR
- 2026-09-12IALMPRT
- 2026-07-31MAILOPT
- 2026-07-28MDEGINP
- 2026-05-15MANGCIP
- 2026-04-01MBPIGNU
- 2026-01-11PANICMO
- 2025-10-24PDEIMNT
- 2025-05-29MTAPECI
- 2025-01-08PTMILRA
- 2024-04-16ICPMLOT
- 2024-01-04PTAOLIM
+3 earlier appearances in the archive.