pander
Meaning of pander
- gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or taste or a person with such a desire or taste).
newspapers are pandering to people's baser instincts
noun
a pimp.
late Middle English (as a noun): from Pandare, the name of a character in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde (see Pandarus). The verb dates from the early 17th century.
Information about pander
- The plural form of pander is: panders.
- Languages in which pander is used:
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Hyphenation of pander
pan-der
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- pander is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
pander synonyms
Meaning pimp:
pimp, procurer, panderer, pandar, ponce, procure
Meaning gratify:
Meaning meet the expectations, needs, or desires of (someone):
Meaning achieve or realize (something desired, promised, or predicted):
Meaning comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be:
Meaning cause to feel happy and satisfied:
Meaning (of a building or other area) provide lodging or sufficient space for:
Translation of pander
- French: maquereau, souteneur, proxénète, jules, ruffian, mac
- Spanish: chulo, proxeneta
- German: Zuhälter
- Italian: pappone, magnaccia, lenone, ruffiano, protettore, prosseneta, paraninfo
- Portuguese: proxeneta, cafetão, safado, chulo, alcoviteiro, cafetina
Anagrams of pander
Words that rhyme with pander
Africander, Afrikander, Alexander, Alisander, Anaximander, Ander, Argelander, Aucklander, Aulander, Bananalander, Bander, Blackhander, Brander, Callander, Cassander, Clevelander, Commander, DeBrabander, Dixielander, Englander, Erlander, Estlander, Evander, Fillander, Finlander, Friedlander, Gander, Gothlander, Gotlander, Gottlander, Greenlander, Griqualander, Highlander, Hollander, Houselander, Icelander, Irelander, Isander, Jutlander, Kylander, Lander, Laplander, Leander, Lowlander, Lysander, Maeander, Maorilander, Marylander, Melander, Menander