pander

Definitions


[ˈpandə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or taste or a person with such a desire or taste)
(e.g: newspapers are pandering to people's baser instincts)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Pandare, the name of a character in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde (see Pandarus). The verb dates from the early 17th century


[ˈpandə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pimp


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Pandare, the name of a character in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde (see Pandarus). The verb dates from the early 17th century




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