pander

(Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. A person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of others; a pimp or procurer.
2. An offer of illicit sex with a third party.
3. An illicit or illegal offer, usually to tempt.
4. (broadly) One who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations, etc.); to assist in gratification.
2. (transitive) To offer (something or someone) in order to tempt or appeal, especially to base or improper motivations.
3. (intransitive) To offer illicit sex with a third party; to pimp.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To act as a pander for (somebody).

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈpændə/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: pandare

In summary

From Middle English pandare, from Chaucer’s character Pandare (in Troilus and Criseyde; see also Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida), from Italian Pandaro (found in Boccaccio), from Latin Pandarus (found in Greek mythology), from Ancient Greek Πάνδαρος (Pándaros).

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