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Definition of Pander
1. Verb. Yield (to); give satisfaction to. "Sam cannot pander Sue "
Specialized synonyms: Humor, Humour, Spree, Sow One's Oats, Sow One's Wild Oats
Generic synonyms: Cater, Ply, Provide, Supply
Derivative terms: Gratification, Indulgence, Indulging, Panderer
2. Noun. Someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce).
Geographical relationships: England
Generic synonyms: Offender, Wrongdoer
Specialized synonyms: Procuress, Whoremaster, Whoremonger
Derivative terms: Pimp, Procure
3. Verb. Arrange for sexual partners for others.
Generic synonyms: Cater, Ply, Provide, Supply
Derivative terms: Panderer, Pimp, Procurer
Definition of Pander
1. n. A male bawd; a pimp; a procurer.
2. v. t. To play the pander for.
3. v. i. To act the part of a pander.
Definition of Pander
1. Noun. A person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of others; a pimp or procurer, especially when male. (Later panderer.) ¹
2. Noun. An offer of illicit sex with a third party. ¹
3. Noun. An illicit or illegal offer, usually to tempt. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To offer illicit sex with a third party; to pimp. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations etc.); to assist in the gratification of. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pander
1. to provide gratification for others' desires [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Pander
1. 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) Origin: From Pandarus, a leader in the Trojan army, who is represented by Chaucer and Shakespeare as having procured for Troilus the possession of Cressida Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pander
Literary usage of Pander
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Siluria: A History of the Oldest Fossiliferous Rocks and Their Foundations by Roderick Impey Murchison (1859)
"F.—Conodonts of pander. When these microscopic bodies were spoken of in the text, p.
374 et seq., I slightly erred in stating that they were found below, ..."
2. A Review of the Administration and Civil Police of the State of New York by Ferris Pell (1819)
"... was rendered a nuisance to justice; which was intended as a minister of moral
purity, a mere pander to worthless and transient popularity. ..."
3. Memoirs of an Ex-minister: An Autobiography by James Howard Harris Malmesbury (1885)
"If I were you, I would push matters with Filmore, who has no interest to pander
to the populace like Webster, and make an honourable and speedy settlement. ..."
4. The Numismatic Circularby Spink & Son by Spink & Son (1908)
"pander. PIET (Dutch.). Contemporary Sculptor, and Medallist, born at
Drachten (Friesland), in 1872, where he first studied. In Paris he worked under the ..."
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