pandour

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/ˈpændʊə(ɹ)//ˈpændɔː(ɹ)/

noun

One of a class of Croatian skirmishers serving in the Austrian army.

OriginSerbo-Croatian pandur ← Medieval Latin banderius →
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Meanings

nounpandour (plural pandours)

plural pandours · alternative pandur · alternative pandoor

  1. One of a class of Croatian skirmishers serving in the Austrian army.

    her whisker'd pandours and her fierce hussars

    1799, Thomas Campbell, Pleasure of Hope
  2. obsoleteA robber.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinbanderius
  2. Serbo-Croatianpandur
  3. Englishpandour

From Serbo-Croatian pandur, from Medieval Latin banderius, a follower of a banner.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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PodanurPanduro
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APA

pandour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandour

MLA

“pandour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandour. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pandour,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandour.

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