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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