English Explanatory Dictionary

pander

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of others; a pimp or procurer.
  2. An offer of illicit sex with a third party.
  3. An illicit or illegal offer, usually to tempt.
  4. One who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another.
verb
  1. To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations, etc.); to assist in gratification.
  2. To offer (something or someone) in order to tempt or appeal, especially to base or improper motivations.
  3. To offer illicit sex with a third party; to pimp.
  4. To act as a pander for (somebody).

Pronunciation

/ˈpændə/ [ˈpændə] [ˈpændə] ~ [ˈpændɐ̝] /ˈpeːndə/ [ˈpʰeːndə] ~ [ˈpʰeːndɐ̝] en-au-pander.ogg /ˈpændɚ/ [ˈpʰændɚ] ~ [ˈpʰændɹ̩] /ˈpeə̯ndɚ/ [ˈpʰeə̯ndɚ] ~ [ˈpʰeə̯ndɹ̩] /ˈpɛə̯ndɚ/ [ˈpʰɛə̯ndɚ] ~ [ˈpʰɛə̯ndɹ̩] en-us-pander.ogg

Word forms

pander panders pandar pandering pandered

Etymology

From Middle English pandare, from Chaucer’s character Pandare (in Troilus and Criseyde; see also Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida), from Italian Pandaro (found in Boccaccio), from Latin Pandarus (found in Greek mythology), from Ancient Greek Πάνδαρος (Pándaros).

Synonyms

panderer abbot bludger bully cock-bawd dalaal fishmonger flashman fleshmonger hoon hustler mackerel mack mack daddy muttonmonger nookie-bookie pandar pimp pussymonger ruffian souteneur sweetman whoreman whoremaster whoremonger hustle whore out pamper prostitute

Related words

demagogism

Derived words

panderism panderly panderous pandersome Japandering micropander paedopandering panderage panderer panderess panderingly pandership pandress pandy
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