different between procurer vs procurers

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman procurour, Old French procureor. Equivalent to procure +? -er.

Noun

procurer (plural procurers)

1. A person who procures or obtains things, especially one who procures customers for prostitutes.

Synonyms

• pander
• panderer

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French procurer, from Late Latin pr?c?r?re, present active infinitive of pr?c?r? (“I manage, administer”), from Latin pr? (“on behalf of”) with c?r? (“I care for”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.ky.?e/

Verb

procurer

1. (transitive) to get, obtain (for someone)

Conjugation

Further reading

• “procurer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

pr?c?rer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of pr?c?r?

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pr?c?r?.

Verb

procurer

1. to procure (to get; to obtain)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• ? English: procure
• French: procurer

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (procurer, supplement)
• procurer on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

English

Noun

procurers

1. plural of procurer

Anagrams

• precursor