pander

/'pændə/
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Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or person): To provide what someone wants, especially something unreasonable or unacceptable, often to gain favor.
    • To act as a pimp; to procure a sexual partner for someone.

  2. Noun:

    • A pimp; a person who arranges sexual encounters for others, especially for payment.
Usage
  • Verb (most common usage): The verb "pander" is almost always used with the preposition "to" (pander to). It describes the act of catering to someone's base desires or weaknesses.
  • Noun (less common): The noun form refers specifically to a pimp or procurer.
Examples

  • Verb:

    • The politician was accused of pandering to popular fears instead of offering real solutions.
    • That newspaper just panders to people's prejudices.
    • He refused to pander to the audience's demand for sensationalism.

  • Noun:

    • He was arrested for working as a pander. (Note: "pimp" is far more common in modern usage for this meaning.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Pandering" (Gerund/Noun): The act of gratifying base desires.
    • The film was criticized for its blatant pandering to the lowest common denominator.
Variants and Related Words
  • Panderer (n): A person who panders.
    • He was seen as a mere panderer to the wealthy elite.
Synonyms
  • Cater to: To provide what is desired or required by (someone).
  • Indulge: To allow (someone) to have or do something they want, especially when it is not good for them.
  • Gratify: To give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction.
  • Procure (specifically for the noun/sexual meaning): To obtain (someone) as a prostitute for another person.
Phrasal Verbs / Constructions
  • Pander to: This is the standard and primary construction for the verb.
    • The new policy seems to pander to special interest groups.
Idioms / Fixed Phrases
  • No common idioms specifically use "pander." Its meaning is carried in the phrase "pander to."
Noun
  1. someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
Verb
  1. arrange for sexual partners for others
  2. yield (to); give satisfaction to

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