I. ˈpandə(r), ˈpaan- noun
or pan·der·er -d(ə)rə(r) ; also pan·dar -də(r)
( -s )
Etymology: pander alteration (influenced by -er ) of Middle English Pandare, character who procured for Troilus the love of Cressida in Troilus and Criseyde (1374) poem by Geoffrey Chaucer died 1400 English poet; panderer from pander (II) + -er; pandar from Middle English Pandare
1.
a. : a go-between in love intrigues
b. : a man who solicits clients for a prostitute : procurer
2. : someone who caters to and often exploits the weaknesses of others
II. verb
( pandered ; pandered ; pandering -d(ə)riŋ ; panders )
transitive verb
: to act as pander for : procure for
intransitive verb
: to act as a pander
pandering to the shortcomings of music students — A.E.Wier
especially : to provide gratification for others' desires (as for sentimentality)
those who pander to the lower tastes of the young and ignorant — Britain Today
institutions which pandered to the factory workers … — a movie house, a quick-lunch wagon — Scott Fitzgerald