pander (redirected from pandering)

pan·der  (pndr)

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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pander n.

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pander [ˈpændə]

vb

1. (intr; 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 also 'panderer

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

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

[C16 (n): from Pandare Pandarus]

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 whoremaster, whoremonger - a pimp who procures whores
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.

Translations

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]

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 podporovat, podbízet lefle for Vorschub leisten υποθάλπω acceder a, complacer (millegi peale) välja mängima دامن زدن؛ کمک کردن دیگران برای رسیدن به امیال بد toimia jnk ehdoilla 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, voeden lefle for ulegać mostrar cumplicidade com a insista потворствовать podporovať zadovoljiti podilaziti vädja till, ge efter för ยุยง bayağı duygularını tatmin etmek 慫恿，勾引 потурати مائل کرنا thoả mãn 怂恿，勾引