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pander |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.] 1. A male bawd; a pimp; a procurer. Thou art the pander to her dishonor. --Shak. 2. Hence one who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another. Those wicked panders to avarice and ambition. --Burke. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pander \Pan"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pandered}; p. pr & vb n. {Pandering}.] To play the pander for From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pander \Pan"der\, v. i. To act the part of a pander. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pander n : someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) [syn: {pimp}, {procurer}, {panderer}, {pandar}, {fancy man}, {ponce}] v 1: yield (to); give satisfaction to [syn: {gratify}, {indulge}] 2: act as a go-between for prostitutes [syn: {pimp}]
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