Pander Definition
păndər
pandering, panders
verb
pandering, panders
To act as a go-between or liaison in sexual intrigues; function as a procurer.
American Heritage
To act as a pander (to a person's ignoble ambitions or desires, vices, etc.)
Webster's New World
To be a pander for.
Webster's New World
To cater to the lower tastes and desires of others or exploit their weaknesses.
American Heritage
To pimp; to cater to others’ lust. See panderer.
Webster's New World Law
Antonyms:
noun
A go-between in a sexual intrigue; esp., a procurer; pimp.
Webster's New World
A person who provides the means of helping to satisfy the ignoble ambitions or desires, vices, etc. of another.
Webster's New World
An offer of illicit sex with a third party.
Wiktionary
(by extension) One who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another.
Wiktionary
Origin of Pander
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From Chaucer's character Pandare (in Troilus and Criseyde), from Italian Pandaro (found in Boccaccio), from Latin Pandarus, from Ancient Greek Πάνδαρος (Pandaros). (See also Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida).
From Wiktionary
Middle English Pandare Pandarus from Old Italian Pandaro from Latin Pandarus from Greek Pandaros
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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