pander

pan·der

 (păn′dər)

intr.v. pan·dered, pan·der·ing, pan·ders

1. To act as a go-between or liaison in sexual intrigues; function as a procurer.

2. To cater to the lower tastes and desires of others or exploit their weaknesses: "He refused to pander to nostalgia and escapism" (New York Times).

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[Middle English Pandare, Pandarus, from Old Italian Pandaro, from Latin Pandarus, from Greek Pandaros.]

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pan′der n.

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pander

(ˈpændə) or

pandar

vb

1. (foll by: to) to give gratification (to weaknesses or desires)

2. (archaic when tr) to act as a go-between in a sexual intrigue (for)

n

3. a person who caters for vulgar desires, esp in order to make money

4. a person who procures a sexual partner for another; pimp

[C16 (n): from Pandare Pandarus]

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pan•der

(ˈpæn dər)

n. Also, pan′der•er.

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.

[1520–30; Middle English Pandare Pandarus]

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pander

Past participle: pandered
Gerund: pandering

Imperative

pander

pander

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pander - someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) fancy man, pandar, panderer, pimp, procurer, ponce England - a division of the United Kingdom offender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil law procuress - a woman pimp
Verb	1.	pander - yield (to); give satisfaction to gratify, indulge humor, humour - put into a good mood spree - engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" sow one's oats, sow one's wild oats - live promiscuously and self-indulgently
	2.	pander - arrange for sexual partners for others pimp, procure cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

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pander

verb

pander to something or someone indulge, please, satisfy, gratify, cater to, play up to (informal), fawn on The government have pandered to the terrorists for far too long.

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Translations

قَوّاد الزَّانيات

podbízetpodporovat

lefle for

Vorschub leistenZuhälter

προαγωγός

barbeausouteneur

höfîa til

soddisfare

izdabātiztapt

lefle for

bayağı duygularını tatmin etmek

奉迎迎合

pander

[ˈpændəʳ] VI to pander to sb → consentir a algn
to pander to sb's desire for sth → complacer el deseo de algn por algo
this is pandering to the public's worst tastes → esto es condescender con los peores gustos del público

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pander

[ˈpændə^r] vi
to pander to [+ person] → se plier aux exigences de; [+ whim] → se plier à; [+ public opinion] → flatter; [+ tastes] → flatter
She panders to his every whim → Elle se plie à tous ses caprices.

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pander

n (rare) → Kuppler(in) m(f)

vi → nachgeben (→ to +dat), → eingehen (→ to auf +acc); to pander to somebody’s whims → jds Launen (acc) → befriedigen wollen; to pander to somebody’s ego → jdm um den Bart gehen; this is pandering to the public’s basest instincts → damit wird an die niedrigsten Instinkte der Öffentlichkeit appelliert

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pander

[ˈpændəʳ] vi to pander to (person, whims) → assecondare
to pander to sb's tastes → piegarsi ai gusti di qn

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pander

(ˈpӕndə) : pander to

to give in to (a desire, especially if unworthy). Some newspapers pander to people's interest in crime and violence. probeer behaag قَوّاد الزَّانيات насърчавам ceder podporovat, podbízet Vorschub leisten lefle for υποθάλπωacceder a, complacer (millegi peale) välja mängima دامن زدن؛ کمک کردن دیگران برای رسیدن به امیال بد ruokkia encourager bassement לְעוֹדֵד झुक जाना podilaziti cinkosságot vállal menyerah, mengikuti kemauan höfða til assecondare 迎合する (천박한 것에) 영합하다 nuolaidžiauti, pataikauti izdabāt; iztapt memenuhi kehendak toegeven aan, voedenlefle for ulegać بوړى توب كول ( ددوو تنو دجنسي غوښتنو دسرته رسولو دپاره واسطه كېدل mostrar cumplicidade com a insista потворствовать podporovať zadovoljiti podilaziti vädja till, ge efter för ยุยง bayağı duygularını tatmin etmek 迎合(不好的慾望)，取悅 потурати مائل کرنا thoả mãn 迎合，奉迎

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