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pandar

/ˈpændə/ noun

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

verb

  1. To pander (assist in the gratification of).

Origin

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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