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pander ['pændə(r)]∎ these films pander to our worst instincts ces films font appel à nos pires instincts;∎ to pander to sb encourager bassement qn;∎ to pander to a vice encourager un vice;∎ to pander to sb's whims se prêter aux exigences de qn2 noun(pimp) entremetteur(euse) m,f, proxénète mf
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pander — ► VERB (pander to) ▪ gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or habit). ► NOUN dated ▪ a pimp or procurer. ORIGIN from Pandare, a character in Chaucer s Troilus and Criseyde who acts as a lovers go between … English terms dictionary
pander — /ˈpændə / (say panduh) noun Also, panderer. 1. Obsolete a go between in intrigues of love. 2. a procurer; pimp. 3. someone who ministers to the weaknesses or baser passions of others. –verb (t) 4. to act as a pander for. –verb (i) 5. to act as a… …
pander — 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… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
pander — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
pander — 1. noun /ˈpandə,ˈpændə,ˈpændɚ/ a) A person who furthers the illicit love affairs of others; a pimp or procurer, especially when male. (Later panderer.) It was not only the brilliant phalanx of virtuous dowagers, generals and academicians with… … Wiktionary
pander — verb (pander to) gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or habit). noun 1》 dated a pimp. 2》 archaic a person who panders to the desires of another. Origin ME (asnoun): from Pandare, the name of a character in Chaucer s Troilus and… … English new terms dictionary
panderer — noun 1. someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) • Syn: ↑pimp, ↑procurer, ↑pander, ↑pandar, ↑fancy man, ↑ponce • Derivationally related forms: ↑pander ( … Useful english dictionary
pandar — noun someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) • Syn: ↑pimp, ↑procurer, ↑panderer, ↑pander, ↑fancy man, ↑ponce • Derivationally related forms: ↑pander ( … Useful english dictionary
fancy man — noun 1. someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) • Syn: ↑pimp, ↑procurer, ↑panderer, ↑pander, ↑pandar, ↑ponce • Derivationally related forms: ↑pander ( … Useful english dictionary
bawd — noun Etymology: Middle English bawde Date: 14th century 1. obsolete pander 2. a. one who keeps a house of prostitution ; madam b. prostitute … New Collegiate Dictionary
procurer — noun Date: 1538 one that procures; especially pander … New Collegiate Dictionary