English → Latin
“pander” in Latin
The English word pander itself goes back to Latin Pandărus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pander s.
leno: libidinis minister (Liv.): cupiditatum alicujus minister (Cic.): perductor (Cic., Verr., 2, 1, 12). OBS. perductor applies to a single instance.
pander v.
lenocinium facere (Plaut.); libidinis administrum, adjutorem esse (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pander?
- The usual Latin words for “pander” are lēnō, perductor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.