as in pimp
a man who solicits clients for a woman who is willing to engage in sexual activities for money
an arrest record that revealed that he had variously been a pander, a pickpocket, and a drug dealer
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pimp
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Playing Lana's pimp, Guido, was Pantoliano.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026 -
Isa was born in London in 1999, where her dad had joined the show for the last portion of its West End run, eventually taking over the role of the hustler-pimp the Engineer, a half-Asian character originally played by white men like Jonathan Pryce.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Pander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pander. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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