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panderer

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who panders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • As a politician he was a well known panderer to the lowest of public opinions.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person who serves or caters to the vulgar passions or plans of others (especially in order to make money)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bad person

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noun

Meaning 3

someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pimp, procurer, pander, pandar, fancy man, ponce

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wrongdoer, offender

Narrower terms: procuress, whoremaster, whoremonger

History

Etymology

From pander + -er.