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1Pander & Son — was a Dutch aircraft company based in The Hague, founded by Harmen Pander and his son Henk Pander.HistoryHenk Pander was the managing director of a furniture company who in 1924 bought the assets of the bankrupt Vliegtuig Industrie Holland (VIH)… …
2pander — pan·der 1 / pan dər/ vt: to sell or distribute by pandering had no protected right to pander prurient materials Dunigan Enterprises v. DA for the Northern District, 415 N.E.2d 251 (1981) vi: to engage in pandering counts included...conspiracy to… …
3Pander — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Christian Pander (* 1983), deutscher Fußballspieler Christian Heinrich Pander (1794 1865), baltendeutscher Zoologe Peter Pander (* 1951), deutscher Fußball Funktionär Ronnie Pander (* 1977),… …
4Pander — may refer to:* Derek Pander, a fictional comedy character * Pander (prostitution), the facilitation or provision of a prostitute in the arrangement of a sex act with a customer * Pander (World of Darkness), a fictional group of vampires in the… …
5Pander — Pan der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pandering}.] To play the pander for. [1913 Webster] {to pander to} v. t. To appeal to (base emotions or less noble desires), so as to achieve one s purpose; to exploit (base emotions, such …
6pander — [pan′dər] n. [< ME Pandare,PANDARUS < L Pandarus] 1. a go between in a sexual intrigue; esp., a procurer; pimp 2. a person who provides the means of helping to satisfy the ignoble ambitions or desires, vices, etc. of another: Also panderer… …
7pander to something — ˈpander to sth/sb derived (disapproving) to do what sb wants, or try to please them, especially when this is not acceptable or reasonable • to pander to sb s wishes • The speech was pandering to racial prejudice. • …
8pander to somebody — ˈpander to sth/sb derived (disapproving) to do what sb wants, or try to please them, especially when this is not acceptable or reasonable • to pander to sb s wishes • The speech was pandering to racial prejudice. • …
9Pander — Pan der, n. [From Pandarus, a leader in the Trojan army, who is represented by Chaucer and Shakespeare as having procured for Troilus the possession of Cressida.] [1913 Webster] 1. A male bawd; a pimp; a procurer. [1913 Webster] Thou art the… …
10Pander — Pan der, v. i. To act the part of a pander. [1913 Webster] …