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Noun: pardoner  paa(r)d-(u-)nu(r)
  1. A person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offence
    - forgiver, excuser
     
  2. A medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences

Derived forms: pardoners

Type of: churchman, churchwoman, cleric, divine, ecclesiast, ecclesiastic, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

Encyclopedia: Pardoner