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• pander — ► VERB (pander to) ▪ gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or habit). ► NOUN dated ▪ a pimp or procurer. ORIGIN from Pandare, a character in Chaucer s Troilus and Criseyde who acts as a lovers go between …   English terms dictionary

• pander to — gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or habit). → pander …   English new terms dictionary

• pander — verb (pander to) gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or habit). noun 1》 dated a pimp. 2》 archaic a person who panders to the desires of another. Origin ME (asnoun): from Pandare, the name of a character in Chaucer s Troilus and… …   English new terms dictionary

• pander — v. & n. v.intr. (foll. by to) gratify or indulge a person, a desire or weakness, etc. n. 1 a go between in illicit love affairs; a procurer. 2 a person who encourages coarse desires. Etymology: Pandare, a character in Boccaccio and in Chaucer s… …   Useful english dictionary

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