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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pan•der /ˈpændɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Also, ˈpan•der•er. - one who finds clients for a prostitute;
pimp; procurer. - one who appeals to or profits from the weaknesses of others.
v. - pander to, [~ + to + object] to provide or furnish (a person or people) with something that satisfies their low desires or that appeals to their prejudices or fears:Those newspapers pander to the public's lowest desires: greed and sex.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pan•der (pan′dər),USA pronunciation n. Also, pan′der•er. - a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse;
procurer; pimp. - a person who caters to or profits from the weaknesses or vices of others.
- a go-between in amorous intrigues.
v.i. - to act as a pander;
cater basely:to pander to the vile tastes of vulgar persons. v.t. - to act as a pander for.
- earlier pandar(e), generalized use of Middle English name Pandare Pandarus 1325–75
pan′der•age, n. pan′der•ing•ly, adv. pan′der•ism, n. pan′der•ly, adj. |