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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense;
[syn: pardoner, forgiver, excuser]

2. a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pardoner \Par"don*er\, n.
   1. One who pardons. --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A seller of indulgences. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pardoner
    n 1: a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or
         offense [syn: pardoner, forgiver, excuser]
    2: a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling
       papal indulgences