pandar
- noun
- /ˈpændər/
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proxeneta
- He was scorned as a pandar by those who knew of his dealings.
Examples
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In Shakespeare's time, a pandar was often seen as a villain.
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The poet satirized the city's elite, calling them little better than a pandar.
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In the old play, the pandar arranges secret meetings between the lovers.
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A pandar is often seen as a villain.
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In the old play, the pandar arranges secret meetings between the lovers.
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He was scorned as a pandar by those who knew of his dealings.
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The poet satirized the city's elite, calling them little better than a pandar.
Synonyms
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9.5
A person who controls prostitutes and takes some of their money
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9.8
A person who finds customers for prostitutes
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9.9
A man who finds and controls people who sell sex and takes their money
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9.9
A person who finds clients for people who sell sex
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9.8
A person who finds clients for prostitutes
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9.9
A man who finds customers for prostitutes and keeps their money
A man who controls people who sell sex and takes their money
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pandar comes from the name Pandarus, a man in old stories who 'helped lovers meet' by arranging secret meetings. So a pandar today is a person who 'finds clients for prostitutes', a pimp.