proxenet noun2 •A negotiator; a factor, especially one who negotiates marriages.the common Proxenet or Contractor of all natural Matches and Marriages betwixt Forms and Matter — 1659 •A madam; a woman who runs a brothel.If taken against their consent, the procuress, or the proxenet who has caused the ruin of the firl less than twenty-one, is severely punished. — 1907 formsproxenets