What does "whoremaster" mean?

A man who uses the services of prostitutes.

What is a synonym for "whoremaster"?

Common synonyms include: john, trick, whoremonger, all-nighter, bludger, bully.

noun

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Noun

1
A man who uses the services of prostitutes. derogatory
"Noiselessly the fat whoremaster glided across the floor. Jimmy Earls the brothel creeper."
2
a pimp who procures whores wordnet
3
A pimp.
4
a prostitute's customer wordnet
5
An exploiter of people. figuratively
"a. 2000, Dale Brown, quoted in Commercialism and Conflict in Big-Time College Sports by Andrew Zimbalist This one-billion-dollar TV contract is the paramount example of the injustices in the game. Look at the money we make off predominately poor black kids. We're the whoremasters."

"Noiselessly the fat whoremaster glided across the floor. Jimmy Earls the brothel creeper."

From earlier hore-maister, equivalent to whore + master.

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