See pander in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "[…] if ever you prove false one, to another since I have taken such paine to bring you together let all pittifull goers betweene be cald to the worlds end after my name, call them all Panders, let all constant men be Troylusses all false woemen Cressids, and all brokers betweene panders",
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"ref": "1944 May, Gilbert E. Fuller Jr, “Chanute and Points West”, in The Atlantic:",
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"text": "[…] if ever you prove false one, to another since I have taken such paine to bring you together let all pittifull goers betweene be cald to the worlds end after my name, call them all Panders, let all constant men be Troylusses all false woemen Cressids, and all brokers betweene panders",
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"ref": "1944 May, Gilbert E. Fuller Jr, “Chanute and Points West”, in The Atlantic:",
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"ref": "1980 April 19, Mitzel, “Barbre Murder Grand Jury: Puccini Outtake”, in Gay Community News, page 1:",
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"word": "拉皮條 /拉皮条"
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