pander

  • 31pander — verb pander to sb/sth phrasal verb (T) to give someone what they want, when you know it is not good for them: newspapers that pander to people s interest in sex …

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  • 32pander — 1. noun /ˈpandə,ˈpændə,ˈpændɚ/ a) A person who furthers the illicit love affairs of others; a pimp or procurer, especially when male. (Later panderer.) It was not only the brilliant phalanx of virtuous dowagers, generals and academicians with… …

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  • 33pander to — phr verb Pander to is used with these nouns as the object: ↑prejudice, ↑whim …

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  • 34pander — Synonyms and related words: bawd, bow to, bully, cadet, cater to, fancy, fancy man, gigolo, gratify, humor, indulge, madam, maquereau, pander to, panderer, pimp, procure, procurer, procuress, prostitute, satisfy, solicit, solicitor, truckle to,… …

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  • 35pander to — gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or habit). → pander …

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  • 36pander — verb (pander to) gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or habit). noun 1》 dated a pimp. 2》 archaic a person who panders to the desires of another. Origin ME (asnoun): from Pandare, the name of a character in Chaucer s Troilus and… …

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  • 37pander to — David was always there to pander to her every whim Syn: indulge, gratify, satisfy, cater to, give in to, accommodate, comply with …

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  • 38pander — n 1. panderer, pimp, procurer, whoremonger, Sl. flesh peddler, Sl. hustler, U.S. Sl. sweet man, Fr. maquereau; white slaver, smuggler, runner; go between, intermediary, middleman, agent, solicitor; purveyor, supplier, provider, furnisher;… …

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  • 39pander — [ˈpændə] verb pander to sb/sth …

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  • 40Pander & Son — was a Dutch aircraft company based in The Hague, founded by Harmen Pander and his son Henk Pander.HistoryHenk Pander was the managing director of a furniture company who in 1924 bought the assets of the bankrupt Vliegtuig Industrie Holland (VIH)… …

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