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pander (PAN-duhr) verb intr.
1. To act as a go-between or liaison in sexual intrigues; function as
a procurer.
2. To cater to the lower tastes and desires of others or exploit their
weaknesses.
[Middle English Pandare, Pandarus, from Old Italian Pandaro, from Latin
Pandarus, from Greek Pandaros. After Pandarus, the procurer of Cressida
for Troilus in medieval romance.]
"For those who have been fortunate enough to catch it (the movie), it is a
powerful comment about that most important and sacred segment of American
society - the middle-class - which is where the moral majority resides,
whose spending power floats or sinks the American economy and whom the US
politicians pander to."
Francis Dass, A twisted and surreal `American Beauty', The New Straits
Times, Mar 24, 2000
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