Meaning & use
pander
To indulge or gratify someone's weaknesses, unworthy desires, or low tastes, often for personal gain.
See it in a sentence
Critics accused the film of pandering to audiences with cheap jokes instead of a real story.
The candidate was criticized for pandering to voters with promises he couldn't keep.
A note on using this word
Pander almost always carries a negative, disapproving tone, implying a cynical or opportunistic motive rather than genuine service, and is regularly followed by 'to.'
Words with a similar meaning
indulgecater to
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