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

Verb

(foll. by to)to indulge (a person or his or her desires): he pandered to popular fears

Noun

Chiefly archaic a person who procures a sexual partner for someone [after Pandarus, in legend, the procurer of Cressida for Troilus]

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

Translations

pander [ˈpændəʳ] vi to pander to → complacer a

pander [ˈpændəʳ] vi to pander to → flatter bassement; obéir servilement à

pander [ˈpændəʳ] vi to pander to (person, desire etc) → sich richten nach, entgegenkommen +dat

pander [ˈpændəʳ] vi to pander to → lusingare; concedere tutto a

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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 ruokkia encourager bassement לְעוֹדֵד झुक जाना podilaziti cinkosságot vállal menyerah, mengikuti kemauan höfða til assecondare 迎合する ...에 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