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Dander vs Pander - What's the difference?

dander | pander |

As nouns the difference between dander and pander

is that dander is dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp or dander can be (slang) passion, temper, anger usually preceded by "have" or "get" and followed by "up" while pander is a person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of others; a pimp or procurer, especially when male (later panderer).

As verbs the difference between dander and pander

is that dander is to wander about while pander is to offer illicit sex with a third party; to pimp.

dander

English

(wikipedia dander)

Etymology 1

Alteration of dandruff

Noun

(-)
  • Dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp.
  • Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals.
  • Allergen particles that accumulate on and may be shed from the skin and fur of domestic animals, especially from household pets such as cats and dogs.

    • Etymology 2

    (en)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (slang) Passion, temper, anger. Usually preceded by "have" or "get" and followed by "up".
    • He'll get his dander up if his team is criticized.
    She has her dander up every day about discrimination against women.

    See also

    * knee-jerk (Passion, temper, anger)

    Etymology 3

    Alteration of dandle or daddle

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wander about.
  • * , Episode 16
    • So as neither of them were particularly pressed for time, as it happened, and the temperature refreshing since it cleared up after the recent visitation of Jupiter Pluvius, they dandered along past by where the empty vehicle was waiting without a fare or a jarvey
  • To maunder, to talk incoherently.
    • Derived terms
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    pander

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pandar

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of others; a pimp or procurer, especially when male. (Later panderer.)
  • * 1992 , Moncrieff/Kilmartin/Enright, translating Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way , Folio Society 2005, p. 190:
    • It was not only the brilliant phalanx of virtuous dowagers, generals and academicians with whom he was most intimately associated that Swann so cynically compelled to serve him as panders .
  • An offer of illicit sex with a third party.
  • An illicit or illegal offer, usually to tempt.
  • (by extension) One who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another.
  • * Burke
    • Those wicked panders to avarice and ambition.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To offer illicit sex with a third party; to pimp.
  • To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations etc.); to assist in the gratification of.
    • His latest speech simply seems to pander to the worst instincts of the electorate.

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