# pandar

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpændə/

## Definitions
1. A person who furthers the illicit love affairs of others; a pimp or procurer, especially when male.

## 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.)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pandar