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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Pander

Pān'der, n.

noun

n. [From Pandarus, a leader in the Trojan war, who, according to the fabulous histories of Dictys Cretensis and Dares Phrygius, is said to have procured for Troilus the love and good graces of Chryseïs.]

  1. A man who caters for the lust of others; a male bawd; a pimp; a procurer.
  2. Hence, one who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another. “Those wicked panders to avarice and ambition, who would tempt him to seek another fortune.” Burke.

Pān'der, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. PANDERED; p. pr. & vb. n. PANDERING.] To play the pander for; to procure the gratification of the lust of.

Frost itself as actively doth burn, And reason panders will. Shak.

Pān’der, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To act as agent for the lusts of others; to be subservient to lust or passion; hence, to minister to the evil designs or passions of others.

He had, during many years, earned his daily bread by pandering to the vicious taste of the pit. Macaulay.