Etymology
Origin of panderer
First recorded in 1825–30; pander ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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"That's the cost of clarity. He tells it like it is, he's not a panderer," another Macron lawmaker said.
From Reuters • Mar. 25, 2022
A rival, Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, all but gushed: “I’m not a big panderer, but I do have to tell you: I love California. I have been coming here for a very long time.”
From New York Times • May 2, 2016
"He's not a panderer and he doesn't need to pander."
From US News • Feb. 26, 2015
He was a panderer, they said, an unctuous fake.
From Time • Apr. 3, 2013
People had assured me the horrid little American newspaper published in Paris was not typical of America—that it was no more than a paid panderer to seekers after notoriety.
From Cupid's Understudy by Field, Edward Salisbury
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