/pimp/ , n.
1. a person, esp. a man, who solicits customers for a prostitute or a brothel, usually in return for a share of the earnings; pander; procurer.
2. a despicable person.
3. Australia and New Zealand. an informer; stool pigeon.
v.i.
4. to act as a pimp.
v.t.
5. to act as a pimp for.
6. to exploit.
[ 1630-40; orig. uncert. ]