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pandar.

A person who furthers the illicit love affairs of others; a pimp or procurer, especially when male.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpændə/UK
  1. A person who furthers the illicit love affairs of others; a pimp or procurer, especially when male.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Chaucer’s character Pandare (in Troilus and Criseyde), from Italian Pandaro (found in Boccaccio), from Latin Pandarus, from Ancient Greek Πάνδαρος (Pándaros). (See also Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida.)

verb/ˈpændə/UK
  1. To pander (assist in the gratification of).

Where this word comes from

From Chaucer’s character Pandare (in Troilus and Criseyde), from Italian Pandaro (found in Boccaccio), from Latin Pandarus, from Ancient Greek Πάνδαρος (Pándaros). (See also Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida.)

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