Pander — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

yield (to); give satisfaction to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈændɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈandə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈandə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈændɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gratify indulge ponce fancy man panderer procurer procure pimp pandar

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
verb	yield (to); give satisfaction to
verb	arrange for sexual partners for others

Word Forms

pimp	verb	arrange for sexual partners for others
procure	verb	arrange for sexual partners for others
pander	verb	arrange for sexual partners for others
gratification	noun	the act or an instance of satisfying
panderer	noun	a person who serves or caters to the vulgar passions or plans of others (especially in order to make money)
indulgence	noun	a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
indulging	noun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
pander	noun	someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
pimp	noun	someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
procurer	noun	someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kuppler

jemand, der Kunden für Huren akquiriert (in England nennt man einen Zuhälter einen Ponce)

🇫🇷French

entremetteur

quelqu'un qui procure des clients aux putes (en Angleterre, on appelle un proxénète un ponce)

🇪🇸Spanish

alcahuete

alguien que consigue clientes para putas (en Inglaterra llaman ponce a un proxeneta)

🇮🇹Italian

assecondare

qualcuno che procura clienti alle puttane (in Inghilterra il magnaccia lo chiamano ponce)

🇳🇱Dutch

toegeven

iemand die klanten voor hoeren werft (in Engeland noemen ze een pooier een ponce)

🇵🇹Portuguese

alcoviteiro

alguém que consegue clientes para prostitutas (na Inglaterra eles chamam um cafetão de ponce)

🇷🇺Russian

потворствовать

тот, кто обеспечивает клиентов для шлюх (в Англии сутенера называют ponce)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बढ़ावा देना

कोई व्यक्ति जो वेश्याओं के लिए ग्राहक जुटाता है (इंग्लैंड में वे दलाल को पोंस कहते हैं)

🇧🇩Bengali

প্যান্ডার

এমন কেউ যে বেশ্যাদের জন্য গ্রাহক সংগ্রহ করে (ইংল্যান্ডে তারা পিম্পকে পোন্স বলে)

🇮🇳Tamil

அலசி

பரத்தையர்களுக்காக வாடிக்கையாளர்களை வாங்கும் ஒருவர் (இங்கிலாந்தில் அவர்கள் ஒரு பிம்பை போன்ஸ் என்று அழைக்கிறார்கள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

పాండర్

వోర్స్ కోసం కస్టమర్లను సేకరించే వ్యక్తి (ఇంగ్లండ్‌లో వారు పింప్‌ను పోన్స్ అని పిలుస్తారు)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેંડર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે વેશ્યા માટે ગ્રાહકો મેળવે છે (ઈંગ્લેન્ડમાં તેઓ ભડવોને પોન્સ કહે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಬ್ಬಿಬ್ಬು

ವೇಶ್ಯೆಗಾಗಿ ಗ್ರಾಹಕರನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ (ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರು ಪಿಂಪ್ ಅನ್ನು ಪೋನ್ಸ್ ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാണ്ടർ

വേശ്യകൾക്കായി ഉപഭോക്താക്കളെ വാങ്ങുന്ന ഒരാൾ (ഇംഗ്ലണ്ടിൽ അവർ ഒരു പിമ്പിനെ പോൻസ് എന്ന് വിളിക്കുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੈਂਡਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਵੇਸ਼ਵਾਵਾਂ ਲਈ ਗਾਹਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਖਰੀਦਦਾ ਹੈ (ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹ ਇੱਕ ਦਲਾਲ ਨੂੰ ਪੋਂਸ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ)

🇵🇰Urdu

پینڈر

وہ شخص جو کسبیوں کے لیے گاہکوں کو خریدتا ہے (انگلینڈ میں وہ دلال کو پونس کہتے ہیں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迎合

为妓女拉客的人（在英格兰，他们称皮条客为 ponce）

🇯🇵Japanese

迎合する

売春婦のために顧客を調達する人 (イギリスではポン引きのことをポンセと呼びます)

🇰🇷Korean

팬더

창녀를 위해 고객을 구하는 사람 (영국에서는 포주를 폰세라고 부릅니다)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ma cô

người thu hút khách hàng cho gái điếm (ở Anh họ gọi ma cô là ponce)

🇹🇭Thai

แพนเดอร์

คนที่จัดหาลูกค้าให้กับโสเภณี (ในอังกฤษเรียกว่า pimp a ponce)

🇮🇩Indonesian

calo

seseorang yang mendapatkan pelanggan untuk pelacur (di Inggris mereka menyebut mucikari sebagai ponce)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قواد

شخص يقوم بجلب العملاء للعاهرات (في إنجلترا يسمون القواد بونس)

🇮🇷Persian

پادر کردن

کسی که برای فاحشه ها مشتری می گیرد (در انگلیس به یک دلال محبت پونس می گویند)

🇹🇷Turkish

yaltakçılık yapmak

fahişeler için müşteri sağlayan biri (İngiltere'de pezevenğe ponce denir)

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַרְסוּר

מישהו שרוכש לקוחות לזונות (באנגליה קוראים לסרסור פונס)

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