pandar
Meanings
noun
- A person who furthers the illicit love affairs of others; a pimp or procurer, especially when male.
verb
- To pander (assist in the gratification of).
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Etymology
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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