pander
21pander — This word should properly be ‘Pandar’, since it derives from the name ‘Pandarus’. This was the name given by Boccaccio and Chaucer to the man who acted as gobetween for Troilus and Criseyde, though by the time Shakespeare came to write his… …
22pander to — INDULGE, gratify, satisfy, cater to, give in to, accommodate, comply with. → pander * * * ˈpander to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pander to he/she/it panders to present participle pandering to …
23pander — panderage, n. panderingly, adv. panderism, n. panderly, adj. /pan deuhr/, n. Also, panderer. 1. a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp. 2. a person who caters to or… …
24pander — UK [ˈpændə(r)] / US [ˈpændər] verb Word forms pander : present tense I/you/we/they pander he/she/it panders present participle pandering past tense pandered past participle pandered Phrasal verbs: pander to …
25pander to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pander to : present tense I/you/we/they pander to he/she/it panders to present participle pandering to past tense pandered to past participle pandered to showing disapproval pander to someone/something to do… …
26pander — pan•der [[t]ˈpæn dər[/t]] n. Also, pan′der•er. 1) a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp 2) a person who caters to or profits from the weaknesses or vices of others 3) a… …
27pander — I. intransitive verb (pandered; pandering) Date: 1523 to act as a pander; especially to provide gratification for others desires < films that pander to the basest emotions > • panderer noun II. noun Etymology: Middle English …
28pander — pan|der [ pændər ] verb pander to phrasal verb transitive pander to someone/something to do or say what someone wants in order to please them, even though you know it is not right: The government was accused of pandering to racial prejudice …
29Pander — The verb pander means to cater to, or profit by, the vices of others. But for centuries it meant to act as a go between in clandestine love affairs. Pandaro was a character in Boccaccio s Filostrato. He was the cousin of Cressida and, living… …
30pander — [[t]pæ̱ndə(r)[/t]] panders, pandering, pandered VERB (disapproval) If you pander to someone or to their wishes, you do everything that they want, often to get some advantage for yourself. [V to n] He said the government had pandered to the… …
