us â /ËsÉªlÂ·ÉÂ·bÉl/. âº a single unit of speech, in English usually containing a vowel, consisting of either a whole word or one of the parts into which a word is separated when it is spoken or printed: There are two syllables in the word silver and three in appetite.
Modern touring bicycle with panniers. A pannier /ËpÃ¦niÉr/ is a basket, bag, box, or similar container, carried in pairs either slung over the back of a beast of burden, or attached to the sides of a bicycle or motorcycle. The term derives from a Middle English borrowing of the Old French panier, meaning 'bread basket'. 1 Animal panniers.
1. a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp. 2. a person who caters to or profits from the weaknesses or vices of others. 3. a go-between in amorous intrigues. v.i. 4. to act as a pander; cater basely: to pander to vulgar tastes. v.t. 5. to act as a pander for.