Synonyms for panderer

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pan-der

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæn dər

Définition of panderer

Origin : "arranger of sexual liaisons, one who supplies another with the means of gratifying lust," 1520s, "procurer, pimp," from Middle English Pandare (late 14c.), used by Chaucer ("Troylus and Cryseyde"), who borrowed it from Boccaccio (who had it in Italian form Pandaro in "Filostrato") as name of the prince (Greek Pandaros), who procured the love of Cressida (his niece in Chaucer, his cousin in Boccaccio) for Troilus. The story and the name are medieval inventions. Spelling influenced by agent suffix -er.

As in pimp : noun procurer

Example sentences :

But your friend, your accomplice, your panderer—the coward who represents you—shall pay for your crime.
Extract from : « Louise de la Valliere » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere

She then undressed the body, placed it naturally in bed, and went out to look for "her Billy," her paramour and panderer in vice.
Extract from : « Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives » by Allan Pinkerton

With this sort of despite I was sufficiently inspired, extending equally to the patron and the panderer.
Extract from : « The Guerilla Chief » by Mayne Reid

"Panderer" is not a pretty thing to be called, but the pleasant Messrs. Hilkovitz and Berger swallow it.
Extract from : « The Red Conspiracy » by Joseph J. Mereto

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