pander

Meaning

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).

Synonyms

pimp

procurer

panderer

procure

indulge

whoremaster

whoremonger

pandar

procuress

bawd

fancy man

gratify

ponce

entertain

solace

souteneur

tend

tout

touting

wencher

customer puller

lavish attention on

whoremonger

accomplice

ponce

amuse

barker

comfort

comply with

console

delight

foment

go-between

mac

mate

🧉

pair

producer

protect

Translations

Zuhälter

souteneur

proxénète

pooier

alcahuete

lenone

rufián

🦹‍♂️

protettore

magnaccia

barbeau

maquereau

ruffiano

souteneur

befriedigen

mezzano

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpændə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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).