pander

• Nom désignant une personne qui organise ou facilite des rencontres sexuelles pour d'autres, souvent par intérêt ou profit.

A noun referring to a person who arranges or facilitates sexual encounters for others, often for profit.

1. Procurer of clients for prostitutesC1formal

   A person who finds customers for prostitutes, acting as an intermediary.

   proxénète

   • The police arrested the pander for his involvement in the illegal trade.
   • In some circles, a pander is known as a pimp.
   • The novel's antagonist was a ruthless pander operating in the city's underworld.

   Synonymesbawdpandererpimpprocurerprocuress

• Verbe désignant l'action de satisfaire ou de flatter les désirs, faiblesses ou vices de quelqu'un, souvent de manière jugée peu scrupuleuse ou dégradante.

A verb used to indicate the act of gratifying or indulging someone's desires, weaknesses, or vices, often in a way that is considered unprincipled or degrading.

1. Gratify or indulgeC1formal

   To satisfy or indulge someone's desires, especially those that are considered improper or unworthy.

   Flatter ou satisfaire des désirs indignes

   • The politician pandered to the crowd's basest fears.
   • He refused to pander to his boss's unreasonable demands.
   • The movie panders to the audience's love of violence.

   Synonymescoddlegratifyhumorindulgepamperpleasesatisfyspoil

   Antonymesdenydispleasedisregardignorerebuffrefuserepelwithhold

2. Procure sexual partnersC2formal

   To act as a go-between in arranging sexual relationships for others, often for payment.

   Servir d'intermédiaire en matière de relations sexuelles

   • He was arrested for pandering to wealthy clients.
   • The novel's villain was a notorious panderer in the city's underworld.
   • She was accused of pandering to minors.

   Synonymespimpprocure