Pander

Word PANDER
Character 6
Hyphenation pan der
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Pander"

What do we mean by pander?

To act as a go-between or liaison in sexual intrigues; function as a procurer. intransitive verb

To cater to the lower tastes and desires of others or exploit their weaknesses. intransitive verb

To cater for the lusts of others.

To minister to others' passions or prejudices for selfish ends.

To cater for the gratification of the lusts or passions of; pimp for.

One who caters for the lusts of others; a male bawd; a pimp or procurer. noun

Hence One who ministers to the gratification of any of the baser passions of others. noun

To play the pander for. transitive verb

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). transitive verb

A male bawd; a pimp; a procurer. noun

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

To act the part of a pander. intransitive verb

A person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of others; a pimp or procurer, especially when male. (Later panderer.) noun

An offer of illicit sex with a third party. noun

An illicit or illegal offer, usually to tempt. noun

To offer illicit sex with a third party; to pimp. verb

To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations etc.); to assist in the gratification of. verb

Yield (to); give satisfaction to verb

Someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) noun

Arrange for sexual partners for others verb

A person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of others; a pimp or procurer.

An offer of illicit sex with a third party.

An illicit or illegal offer, usually to tempt.

(by extension) One who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another.

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The word "pander" in example sentences

Anyone who thinks it through or reads about economics will come to the conclusion this pander is a farce. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Do ads in English "pander" to an English-speaking audience? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Matthew Weaver thinks that ads in Spanish "pander" to a Spanish-speaking audience. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This whole pander is perhaps the most disgusting, contemptible thing we've seen from her yet, and I doubt she's come close to hitting bottom yet. ❋ Unknown (2008)

That the base to which they pander is the religious fundamentalist whose male dominance over females is renowned can no longer be in doubt. ❋ Unknown (2005)

It's the latest attempt to appeal -- Democrats would use the word "pander" -- to the GOP conservative base at the election season looms. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I'm not looking forward to a day where Republicans begin to pander, which is exactly what will happen. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A priest, and, as he says, a priest who might more appropriately be called a pander, seduced this witch with words of love and carried her off. ❋ Anatole France (1884)

Their dishes often include milk, yoghurt, an unpaged acid-set farmer cheese called pander and a clarified butter called ghee.

gy: to pander is to gratify the desires of others, according to mw online. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

I do agree that it's futile to "pander" to audiences who don't otherwise seem to care about classical music or lyric poetry or abstract art. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I didn't even start reading the story before I knew she was only pulling her out now to "pander" to the people in N.C. This is the problem, as an African-American, that I have with Hillary. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Look up "pander" in the 2009 dictionary and I hope there's a picture of Hillary. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Why would we "pander" to 2 states that clearly broke the rules. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The ad, which was produced by Fred Davis of Strategic Perception, has drawn the ire of -- among others -- MSNBC host Rachel Maddow who accused James of a deliberate "pander" to the Republican base in advance of a June 1 primary fight against former state Sen. Bradley Byrne. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Between the crocodile tears and the "pander" bear, it's getting to be a real zoo at the Clinton campaign. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I think Obama is wrong to take mandates off the table, and I have to wonder if part of his purpose in doing that is to "pander" (to borrow a phrase another commenter used regarding Krugman) to the younger crowd that is an important part of his demographic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I was waiting for a a direct Latino "pander" during the debate by actually using some sort of spanish phrase or sentence. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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