pander

5 definitions found

pander - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pander \Pan"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pandered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Pandering.]
     To play the pander for.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     to pander to v. t. 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).
        [PJC]

  Pander \Pan"der\, v. i.
     To act the part of a pander.
     [1913 Webster]

  Pander \Pan"der\, n. [From Pandarus, a leader in the Trojan
     army, who is represented by Chaucer and Shakespeare as having
     procured for Troilus the possession of Cressida.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. A male bawd; a pimp; a procurer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thou art the pander to her dishonor.  --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, one who ministers to the evil designs and passions
        of another.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Those wicked panders to avarice and ambition.
                                                    --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]

pander - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pander
      n 1: someone who procures customers for whores (in England they
           call a pimp a ponce) [syn: pimp, procurer, panderer,
           pander, pandar, fancy man, ponce]
      v 1: yield (to); give satisfaction to [syn: gratify, pander,
           indulge]
      2: arrange for sexual partners for others [syn: pander,
         pimp, procure]

pander - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "pander":
     bawd, bow to, bully, cadet, cater to, fancy, fancy man, gigolo,
     gratify, humor, indulge, madam, maquereau, pander to, panderer,
     pimp, procure, procurer, procuress, prostitute, satisfy, solicit,
     solicitor, truckle to, white slaver, whoremonger, yield to