pander

Etymology
From, from Chaucer’s character (in '; see also Shakespeare’s '), from  (found in ), from  (found in ), from.

Noun

 * 1) A person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of others; a pimp or procurer.
 * 2) * 1992, Moncrieff/Kilmartin/Enright, translating Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way, Folio Society 2005, p. 190:
 * It was not only the brilliant phalanx of virtuous dowagers, generals and academicians with whom he was most intimately associated that Swann so cynically compelled to serve him as panders.
 * 1) An offer of illicit sex with a third party.
 * 2) An illicit or illegal offer, usually to tempt.
 * 3)  One who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another.
 * 1) An illicit or illegal offer, usually to tempt.
 * 2)  One who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: сводничество
 * Finnish:


 * French:
 * Italian: ,

Verb

 * 1)  To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations, etc.); to assist in gratification.
 * 2)  To offer (something or someone) in order to tempt or appeal, especially to base or improper motivations.
 * 3)  To offer illicit sex with a third party; to pimp.
 * 4)  To act as a pander for (somebody).
 * 1)  To offer illicit sex with a third party; to pimp.
 * 2)  To act as a pander for (somebody).
 * 1)  To act as a pander for (somebody).

Synonyms

 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:pimp out

Translations

 * Catalan: ,
 * Dutch: tegemoetkomen aan, toegeven aan, naar de mond praten
 * Finnish:
 * German:, , , Befriedigung verschaffen, , , ,
 * Italian:
 * Maori: morimori
 * Polish: przymilać się, przymilić się
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:


 * Bulgarian: своднича
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,


 * Italian:, , fare da mezzano, fare il magnaccia