PANDER


Meaning of PANDER in English

■ verb ( ~ to ) gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or habit).

■ noun

1》 dated a pimp.

2》 archaic a person who ~s to the desires of another.

Origin

ME (asnoun): from Pandare , the name of a character in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde .

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