Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pander"
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) 1.7 (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: arrange for sexual partners for others [syn: {pimp}, {procure}]
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