pardoner

Noun
Synonyms: forgiverexcuser

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offenseSynonyms: forgiverexcuserType of actor, doer
  2. a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgencesType of cleric, divineKinds absolver

Related words condone verb, pardon verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Par′don·er noun

1. One who pardons. William Shakespeare

2. A seller of indulgences. obsolete Geoffrey Chaucer

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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