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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce);
[syn: pimp, procurer, panderer, pander, pandar, fancy man, ponce]


VERB (2)

1. yield (to); give satisfaction to;
[syn: gratify, pander, indulge]

2. arrange for sexual partners for others;
[syn: pander, pimp, procure]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pander \Pan"der\, v. i. To act the part of a pander. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]