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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Filmed almost entirely in Memphis, this movie is a star turn for Terence Howard as a pimp with a dream of making it in the rap game.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Nov. 2025 -
In the ad, Mamdani runs through the streets and eats rice with his hands as a domestic abuser, a pimp, and a drug dealer offer their support for the politician.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Pander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pander. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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