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pander definition

pan·der (pan′dər)

noun

  1. a go-between in a sexual intrigue; esp., a procurer; pimp
  2. a person who provides the means of helping to satisfy the ignoble ambitions or desires, vices, etc. of another
Also panderer pan′·derer

Etymology: < ME Pandare, Pandarus < L Pandarus

transitive verb

Archaic to be a pander for

intransitive verb

to act as a pander (to)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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