Etymology

pandar

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Today it means: A person who furthers the illicit love affairs of others; a pimp or procurer, especially when male. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Πάνδαρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠάνδαρος
  2. English todaypandar

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.)

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΠάνδαρος all →

panderPandarus

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