bawd
Procurer of prostitutes
A bawd is a woman who runs a brothel or procures prostitutes for clients—a madam or procuress.
The word is archaic, mostly encountered in older literature: The bawd counted her coins while the sailors waited.
Bawdy, meaning humorously indecent or sexually suggestive, remains in common use.
Formal address for women
- procuressWoman arranging prostitution
- brothel-keeperManager of prostitution house
- pandererOne who exploits vices
- flesh-peddlerOne trafficking in bodies
pimp · courtesan · harlot · strumpet · trollop · doxy · wench · prostitute
Obscenely sexual
- salaciousLewdly interested in intimacy
- ribaldVulgarly amusing
- obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
- vulgarCrude or indecent
indecent · raunchy · lascivious · risque · smutty · suggestive · titillating · licentious
madam
Formal address for women
- procuressWoman arranging prostitution
- brothel-keeperManager of prostitution house
- pandererOne who exploits vices
flesh-peddler · pimp · courtesan · harlot · strumpet · trollop · doxy · wench · prostitute · whore
lewd
Obscenely sexual
vulgar · indecent · raunchy · lascivious · risque · smutty · suggestive · titillating · licentious · prurient
- Tudor Roguesrogue, vagabond, cutpurse, pickpocket, ruffler
bawdabolitionist
Opponent of human bondage
chaperone · protector · reformer · social reformer · moral guardian
- bawdy humorCrude, sexual comedy
- bawdy jokesCrude sexual humor
- bawdy houseCommercial venue for prostitution
- bawdy songsVulgar lyrics set to music