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broth·el

(brŏth′əl, brô′thəl)

A house of prostitution.

[Short for brothel-house, from Middle English brothel, prostitute, from brothen, past participle of brethen, to go to ruin, from Old English brēothan, to decay.]

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brothel

(ˈbrɒθəl)

1. a house or other place where men pay to have sexual intercourse with prostitutes

2. informal Austral any untidy or messy place

[C16: short for brothel-house, from C14 brothel useless person, from Old English brēothan to deteriorate; related to briethel worthless]

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broth•el

(ˈbrɒθ əl, ˈbrɒð-, ˈbrɔ θəl, -ðəl)

n.

a house of prostitution.

[1585–95; short for brothel-house whorehouse; Middle English brothel harlot, orig. worthless person, derivative of Old English brēothan to decay]

broth′el•like`, adj.

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Noun

brothel - a building where prostitutes are available

bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house, whorehouse

building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

massage parlor - a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage

brothel

noun whorehouse, red-light district, bordello, cathouse (U.S. slang), house of ill repute, knocking shop (slang), bawdy house (archaic), house of prostitution, bagnio, house of ill fame, stews (archaic) a thriving brothel

Quotations
"Prisons are built with stones of Law, brothels with bricks of Religion" [William Blake The Marriage of Heaven and Hell]

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Translations

Puff Bordell Freudenhaus

οίκος ανοχής

burdel whiskería

bordelliilotalo

bordel claque

bordeljavna kuća

bordélybordélyház

bordello

lupanar

burdel

бардак бордель

bordell

brothel

[ˈbrɒθl] N → burdel m, prostíbulo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

brothel

[ˈbrɒθ^əl] n → maison f close

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

brothel

n → Bordell nt, → Puff m (inf)

brothel

brothel creepers

pl (hum) → Leisetreter pl (hum)

brothel-keeper

n → Bordellwirt(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

brothel

[ˈbrɒθl] n → bordello

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It is done in all the brothels," and with these words Marya Dmitrievna, turning up her wide sleeves with her usual threatening gesture and glancing sternly round, moved across the room.

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The members of the favored unions were branded as traitors, and in saloons and brothels, on the streets and at work, and, in fact, everywhere, they were assaulted by the comrades they had so treacherously deserted.

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"Growler" Pat had given up holding city offices very early in his career--caring only for party power, and giving the rest of his time to superintending his dives and brothels. Of late years, however, since his children were growing up, he had begun to value respectability, and had had himself made a magistrate; a position for which he was admirably fitted, because of his strong conservatism and his contempt for "foreigners."

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In its affidavit, the district administration had submitted that there was no brothel in the proximity of Kaabari Baazar, Meerut, as claimed by the petitioner.

Allahabad HC issues summons on plea seeking closure of brothels in Meerut district

Residents have spoken of their shock after a 'pop-up brothel' suddenly appeared in their quiet suburban street.

Residents shocked as 'pop-up brothel' opens on their street; The brothel angered one young dad who claimed sex workers were flaunting their trade in the view of children in the street in Hull

Jeremy found (https://nypost.com/2019/03/28/nevada-brothel-owner-dennis-hofs-cause-of-death-revealed/) Hof lying face up and naked in a room at the brothel.

Dennis Hof Died Of Heart Attack, Says Clark County Coroner

This accessible ethnographic study of Nevada's legal brothels and sex workers is based on interviews with current and former brothel workers, owners, madams, local police, and lobbyists.

Sex and Stigma: Stories of Everyday Life in Nevada's Legal Brothels

POLICE have busted what they believe to be a suspected brothel in Moseley.

Condoms and cash found as police raid suspected brothel

For the residents ofSt Agnes Road in Kirkdale,there were a series of signs that a brothel was operating on their street.

The brothel next door: the cat-and-mouse battle to crack down on illicit sex dens; Authorities say they are determined to stomp out illegal sex work

A Malaysian man was among three people sentenced to imprisonment in the US on Friday after being convicted of managing a brothel in Georgia for two years.

Malaysian jailed in US for running a brothel

According toCrimestoppers, these brothels are usually newly-acquired properties, often privately rented flats or houses, in towns and cities, which may only be used as a brothel for a short period of time.

Here's how you can tell if a 'pop-up' brothel has set up on your street; Brothels are on the rise while the legal situation over them remains complex

But, how can you spot if a house on your street has been turned into a so called "pop-up brothel"?