PANDER
pimp, procurer, panderer, pander, pandar, fancy man, ponce
(noun) someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
pander, pimp, procure
(verb) arrange for sexual partners for others
gratify, pander, indulge
(verb) yield (to); give satisfaction to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pander (plural panders)
A person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of others; a pimp or procurer.
Synonyms: panderer, Thesaurus:pimp
An offer of illicit sex with a third party.
An illicit or illegal offer, usually to tempt.
(by extension) One who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another.
Verb
pander (third-person singular simple present panders, present participle pandering, simple past and past participle pandered)
(intransitive) To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations, etc.); to assist in gratification.
(intransitive) To offer illicit sex with a third party; to pimp.
(transitive, obsolete) To act as a pander for (somebody).
Synonyms
• (to pimp): prostitute, hustle, whore out; see also pimp out
Anagrams
• repand
Source: Wiktionary
Pan"der, n. Etym: [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.
Pan"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Pandering.]
Definition: To play the pander for.
Pan"der, v. i.
Definition: To act the part of a pander.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition