pandar
pandar · pandars · pandared · pandaring
To panderTo pander (assist in the gratification of).
/ˈpændə/
Meaning
1 sensesTo pander (assist in the gratification of).
Origin
From Chaucer’s character Pandare (in Troilus and Criseyde), from Italian Pandaro (found inFrom 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.)
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Forms
pandars, pandaring, pandared, pandaredTenses
pandar · pandared · will pandar · have pandaredWord family
1 related wordsRelateddemagogism
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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