Definition of PANDAR

pandar

Meanings

Plural: pandars

Noun

  • someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
  • 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).

Origin / 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.)

Synonyms

fancy man, pander, panderer, pimp, ponce, procurer

Scrabble Score: 9

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