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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
pander
verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
whim
▪ They travelled extensively, but he had to pander to her every whim.
▪ But healthy, durable enterprises refuse to pander to the transitory whims of their clienteles.
▪ Perhaps it would be wise to pander a little to his whims since it seemed he was prone to these Viking tendencies.
▪ She had long realised that while Luther Reynolds lived, David would always be there to pander to his every whim.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ I think the party is inexcusably pandering to the senior citizens.
▪ It should not be thought of as merely useful, however, as though it only pandered to psychological needs or desires.
▪ Moreover, an obsessive focus on Caravaggio panders to fashion and is a gross distortion of history.
▪ They travelled extensively, but he had to pander to her every whim.
▪ Vincenzo Giuliani felt no need whatsoever to pander to that illusion.
▪ You don't educate or create a market; you simply pander to an existing one.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pander

Pander \Pan"der\, n. [From Pandarus, a leader in the Trojan army, who is represented by Chaucer and Shakespeare as having procured for Troilus the possession of Cressida.]

  1. A male bawd; a pimp; a procurer.

    Thou art the pander to her dishonor.
    --Shak.

  2. Hence, one who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another.

    Those wicked panders to avarice and ambition.
    --Burke.

Pander

Pander \Pan"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Pandering.] To play the pander for.

to pander to v. t. To appeal to (base emotions or less noble desires), so as to achieve one's purpose; to exploit (base emotions, such as lust, prejudice, or hate).

Pander

Pander \Pan"der\, v. i. To act the part of a pander.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pander

"arranger of sexual liaisons, one who supplies another with the means of gratifying lust," 1520s, "procurer, pimp," from Middle English Pandare (late 14c.), used by Chaucer ("Troylus and Cryseyde"), who borrowed it from Boccaccio (who had it in Italian form Pandaro in "Filostrato") as name of the prince (Greek Pandaros), who procured the love of Cressida (his niece in Chaucer, his cousin in Boccaccio) for Troilus. The story and the name are medieval inventions. Spelling influenced by agent suffix -er.

pander

"to indulge (another), to minister to base passions," c.1600, from pander (n.). Related: Pandered; pandering.

Wiktionary
pander

n. 1 A person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of others; a pimp or procurer, especially when male. (Later panderer.) 2 An offer of illicit sex with a third party. 3 An illicit or illegal offer, usually to tempt. 4 (context by extension English) One who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To offer illicit sex with a third party; to pimp. 2 (context intransitive English) To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations etc.); to assist in the gratification of.

WordNet
pander

  1. n. someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) [syn: pimp, procurer, panderer, pandar, fancy man, ponce]

  2. v. yield (to); give satisfaction to [syn: gratify, indulge]

  3. arrange for sexual partners for others [syn: pimp, procure]

Wikipedia
Pander

Pander may refer to:

  • Derek Pander, a fictional comedy character
  • Pander (prostitution), the facilitation or provision of a prostitute in the arrangement of a sex act with a customer
  • Pander & Son, a Dutch aircraft company

People with the surname Pander:

  • Christian Pander (born 1983), a German footballer
  • Heinz Christian Pander (1794-1865), Russian biologist and embryologist
  • The Pander Brothers, filmmakers and comic book artists

Pander rock duo from Australia.

Usage examples of "pander".

Christian Socials just pander to the worst prejudice, fears, and bitter jealousy.

Skhiva a worthy commander induced him to take one final crack at Pander shortly before departure.

Leaving the lock, Poet Pander watched the big sphere shudder and glide up.

It screamed so much, in one rising throb after another, that Pander slithered out of the cave, right out of sight, and sat in the cold winds until the noises had died down.

Careful not to move nearer, not an inch nearer, Pander offered it at full tentacle length.

Moon were howling again, Pander offered his tentacle-tip for the hundredth time.

Martian ones, Pander poured his thoughts through, swiftly, lest the warm grip be loosened too soon.

His formerly solemn features became animated, he made exclamations that Pander could not understand, and once he laughed at nothing for the sheer joy of it.

On two occasions he grabbed a tentacle-tip in order to tell Pander something, performing the action as if it were in every way as natural as his own speech.

Speedy was openly contemptuous of this manifest waste of effort, Pander set to and made a second mannikin.

And Pander dutifully waved back, always using his signal-tentacle because it had not occurred to him that any tentacle would serve.

He stood there, gazing at Pander with eyes that were very pale and very sharp.

The youngest and most sensitive of them ceased to be terrified of Pander after ten days.

On rare occasions, as a great privilege, Pander had permitted them to take up the sled for one-hour trips, alone.

An adult who claimed to know the conventional routine spoke solemn words over the happy couple before many witnesses, while Pander attended the groom as best Martian.