What does Pander mean?
Definitions for Pander
pan·der
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Pander.
Princeton's WordNet
pimp, procurer, panderer, pander, pandar, fancy man, ponceverb
someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
gratify, pander, indulgeverb
yield (to); give satisfaction to
pander, pimp, procureverb
arrange for sexual partners for others
Wiktionary
pandernoun
A person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of others; a pimp or procurer, especially when male. (Later panderer.)
pandernoun
An offer of illicit sex with a third party.
pandernoun
An illicit or illegal offer, usually to tempt.
panderverb
To offer illicit sex with a third party; to pimp.
panderverb
To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations etc.); to assist in the gratification of.
His latest speech simply seems to pander to the worst instincts of the electorate.
Etymology: From Chaucer's character w:Pandarus (in Troilus and Criseyde), from w:Pandarus (found in Boccaccio), from w:Pandarus, from Πάνδαρος. (See also Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida)
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PANDERnoun
A pimp; a male bawd; a procurer.
Etymology: This word is derived from Pandarus, the pimp in the story of Troilus and Cressida; it was therefore originally written pandar, till its etymology was forgotten.
Let him with his cap in hand,
Like a base pander, hold the chamber door
Whilst by a slave
His fairest daughter is contaminated. William Shakespeare, Hen. V.If thou fear to strike, and to make me certain it is done, thou art the pander to her dishonour, and equally to me disloyal. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.
If ever you prove false to one another, since I have taken such pains to bring you together, let all pitiful goers-between be call’d panders after my name. William Shakespeare, Troil and Cressida.
Camillo was his help in this, his pander,
There is a plot against my life. William Shakespeare, Wint. Tale.The sons of happy Punks, the pander’s heir,
Are privileged
To clap the first, and rule the theatre. Dryden.Thou hast confess’d thyself the conscious pandar
Of that pretended passion;
A single witness infamously known,
Against two persons of unquestion’d fame. Dryden.My obedient honesty was made
The pander to thy lust and black ambition. Nicholas Rowe.To Panderverb
To pimp; to be subservient to lust or passion.
Etymology: from the noun.
Proclaim no shame,
When the compulsive ardour gives the charge,
Since first itself as actively doth burn,
And reason panders will. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.
ChatGPT
pander
Pander generally refers to the act of catering to or indulging in someone's weaknesses, faults, desires, or vices, often in order to gain favor, attention, or personal advantages. This may involve manipulative behaviors that appease or satisfy such desires without consideration for the negative effects or consequences. Originally, the term was specific to the act of facilitating immoral or illicit activities, such as prostitution, but its meaning has broadened over time.
Webster Dictionary
Pandernoun
a male bawd; a pimp; a procurer
Pandernoun
hence, one who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another
Panderverb
to play the pander for
Panderverb
to act the part of a pander
Etymology: [From Pandarus, a leader in the Trojan army, who is represented by Chaucer and Shakespeare as having procured for Troilus the possession of Cressida.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pander
pan′dėr, n. one who procures for another the means of gratifying his passions: a pimp.—v.t. to play the pander for.—v.i. to act as a pander: to minister to the passions.—ns. Pan′derage, act, employment, or vices of a pander; Pan′deress, a procuress; Pan′derism, the employment or practices of a pander.—adjs. Pan′derly (Shak.), acting as a pander; Pan′derous. [Pandarus, the pimp in the story of Troilus and Cressida in the versions of Boccaccio (Filostrato), Chaucer, and Shakespeare.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PANDER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pander is ranked #80678 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Pander surname appeared 235 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pander.
91.4% or 215 total occurrences were White.
5.1% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Anagrams for Pander »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Pander in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Pander in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Pander in a Sentence
They’ll pander to the minority to the detriment of the majority.
It’s now obvious the Biden administration has created a humanitarian crisis with his open border policies, but it’s not just what they’re doing – reversing Trump policies reducing massive flow – it’s what they’re saying. When you claim you’re still policing the border while at the same time pander to the immigrant right’s activists in your base, that you’re letting everyone in, yeah, that’s a mixed message.
Every minute you are thinking of evil, you might have been thinking of good instead. Refuse to pander to a morbid interest in your own misdeeds. Pick yourself up, be sorry, shake yourself, and go on again.
As a Libra with Libra rising I'm torn : on the one hand I like being pandered to ; on the other hand there will be no one left to pander to me after Facebook destroys the world.
Sick I am of idle words, past all reconciling, Words that weary and perplex and pander and conceal, Wake the sounds that cannot lie, for all their sweet beguiling; The language one need fathom not, but only hear and feel.
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- قوادArabic
- Zuhälterin, Kupplerin, Kuppler, verkuppeln, an etw. appelieren, ZuhälterGerman
- alcahueteSpanish
- parittaa, vedota, parittaja, paritusFinnish
- बढ़ावा देनाHindi
- assecondare, fare il magnaccia, fare da mezzano, compiacereItalian
- סַרְסוּרHebrew
- パンダーJapanese
- pooier, koppelen, aan, verwijzen naar, denken, doen, ietsDutch
- потворствовать, потакать, сводник, сутенёр, сводничатьRussian
- పాండర్Telugu
- hilupärodan, lupärodan, jilupärodanVolapük
- 迎合Chinese
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