noun Also pan·der·er. a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
a person who caters to or profits from the weaknesses or vices of others.
a go-between in amorous intrigues.
verb (used without object) to act as a pander; cater basely: to pander to the vile tastes of vulgar persons.
Origin of pander 1325–75; earlier
pandar(e ), generalized use of
Middle English name
Pandare Pandarus Related forms pan·der·age , noun pan·der·ing·ly , adverb pan·der·ism , noun pan·der·ly , adjective Can be confused panda pander Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for pander Contemporary Examples of pander But if I overdo it and I pander and I put something up just because the Twilight crowd is going to like it, I will get punished.
All Ham had to do was sit still for two-and-a-half hours, sound vaguely professional, and pander occasionally to his base.
And no one is confusing Obama with Bill Clinton, who knew how to maneuver—or, if one prefers, how to pander .
The pander itself is a depressing, if familiar, window into conservative Republican thought on the Middle East.
Democrats could use a sunny day as an excuse to destroy the free market, redistribute income and pander to lobbyists.
Historical Examples of pander But, sir, surely you would not pander to a scoundrelly taste?
But we for our part shall not pander either to the force-worshippers or to the masses.
Does he not pander to my every fancy, and procure me whatever I momentarily desire?
The world,” said Sara, “in the long run, despises those who pander to it.
But art should not seek to pander to our ignorance; art should represent only truths.
British Dictionary definitions for pander verb (intr foll by to ) to give gratification (to weaknesses or desires)
(archaic when tr) to act as a go-between in a sexual intrigue (for)
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noun Also: panderer a person who caters for vulgar desires, esp in order to make money
a person who procures a sexual partner for another; pimp
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Word Origin for pander C16 (n): from Pandare Pandarus
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Word Origin and History for pander n. "arranger of sexual liaisons, one who supplies another with the means of gratifying lust," 1520s, "procurer, pimp," from Middle English Pandare (late 14c.), used by Chaucer ("Troylus and Cryseyde"), who borrowed it from Boccaccio (who had it in Italian form Pandaro in "Filostrato" ) as name of the prince (Greek Pandaros ), who procured the love of Cressida (his niece in Chaucer, his cousin in Boccaccio) for Troilus. The story and the name are medieval inventions. Spelling influenced by agent suffix -er .
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v. "to indulge (another), to minister to base passions," c.1600, from pander (n.). Related: Pandered ; pandering .
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Pander [pän′ dər] Christian Heinrich 1794-1865
Russian-born German anatomist and pioneer embryologist. With Karl Ernst von Baer he discovered the distinct structural layers of the chick embryo.
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