pander

[ pan-der ]

/ ˈpæn dər /

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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.

verb (used with object)

to act as a pander for.

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Origin of pander

1325–75; earlier pandar(e), generalized use of Middle English name Pandare Pandarus

OTHER WORDS FROM pander

pan·der·age, nounpan·der·ing·ly, adverbpan·der·ism, nounpan·der·ly, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pander

panda pander

Words nearby pander

pandean pipes, pandect, pandects of justinian, pandemic, pandemonium, pander, pandiculation, pandit, pandora, pandora shell, pandora's box

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Example sentences from the Web for pandering

How does one support gender equality without coming across as disingenuous or, even worse, as pandering?
Tech’s Male ‘Feminists’ Aren’t Helping|Cate Huston, Karen Catlin|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By pandering for the laziest voters Colorado actually compounds the problem.
Baseball’s Problem Is Politics’ Problem|Doug McIntyre|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Still, conservatives argue that Obama is pandering to women voters by using an intentionally deceptive statistic.
Obama Is Nudging the White House Toward Gender Pay Equity|Brandy Zadrozny|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was accused of the worst kind of pandering, not for the first time.
Anthony Weiner, Aaron Hernandez, and a Tale of Two Selfies|Michael Daly|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Cultural conservatives will put up with a certain amount of pandering to more modern mores with a nudge and a wink.
The GOP and the Young|Michael Tomasky|June 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It does strike me as pandering somewhat to popular prejudice.
At Ypres with Best-Dunkley|Thomas Hope Floyd
Some ingenious devil must have conceived it by way of pandering to the after-dinner humour of the high gods.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne|William J. Locke
This pandering to selfishness is bad for all parties, and doubly so to the class it is specially intended to benefit.
The Library and Society|Various
How many "old men" will believe the last line of this pandering lie to the ruddy-headed queen?
Over the Ocean|Curtis Guild
The leaders sought to popularize its political propaganda by pandering to more conservative elements.
The Red Conspiracy|Joseph J. Mereto

British Dictionary definitions for pandering

pander

/ (ˈpændə) /

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)

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

Word Origin for pander

C16 (n): from Pandare Pandarus

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for pandering

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.

pander

noun Also pan·der·er.

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

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verb

noun Also: panderer

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