pander
/ˈpændə/PAN-dur
/ˈpændɚ/PAN-dur
Meaningliterary character
Common meaning: cater to an objectionable desire or prejudice
- panderliterary characterSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 418 · scan
Journey through time
- LatinPandarus‘literary character’source
- Middle Englishmeaning shiftsliterary character → go-between in a love affairPandare‘go-between in a love affair’source
- Englishmeaning shiftsgo-between in a love affair → cater to an objectionable desire or prejudicepander‘cater to an objectionable desire or prejudice’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin Pandarus ‘literary character’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry PANDER, p. 418 · dictionary scan
Roots
- Pandarus Latin “literary character”
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