pander
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pander/ˈpandə(r)/
▶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 (as n.): from Pandare, the name of a character in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde.
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