skin merchant

noun3

1. •
   One who trades in skin-based products like furs and leather.

   • But (Mr. Schneider now points his finger accusingly the skin merchant is generally successful, extracting the major profit at the root, which he does not transmit to the rest of the trade. — 1928
2. •
   (informal, offensive) A prostitute.

   • When Chad fucked the skin merchant, what did he do to make it better with y’all? — 2023
3. •
   (disapproving, no longer used) A recruiting officer.

   • Capt. Trepan says: ‘I am a manufacturer of honour and glory—vulgarly called a recruiting dealer—or, more vulgarly still, a skin merchant.’ — 1781