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PANDERING
Verb
pandering
present participle of pander
Source: Wiktionary
PANDER
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
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