† agapetn.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀγαπητός.

Etymology: < Byzantine Greek ἀγαπητός (usually Christian) man keeping a secret mistress, use as noun of masculine of ancient Greek ἀγαπητός beloved < ἀγαπᾶν to love (see agape n.) + -τός, suffix forming verbal adjectives. Compare Byzantine Greek ἀγαπητή secret mistress ( > post-classical Latin agapeta (4th or 5th cent. in Jerome)).

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

A lover of women, a philanderer.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > [noun] > flirt > male flirt > ladies' man or philanderer

gallanta1450

dalliera1568

women's man1568

amorist1595

woman's man1597

lady-mongerc1600

dammaret1635

topgallant1701

agapet1736

ladies' man1764

Jack among the maids1785

philanderer1841

Romeo1902

tea-hound1921

bird dog1942

1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Agapet, a whoremaster; one that hunts after women.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Agapet, A lover of the fair sex, a man of pleasure. [Also in later dictionaries.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	agapet
释义	† agapetn. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀγαπητός. Etymology: < Byzantine Greek ἀγαπητός (usually Christian) man keeping a secret mistress, use as noun of masculine of ancient Greek ἀγαπητός beloved < ἀγαπᾶν to love (see agape n.) + -τός, suffix forming verbal adjectives. Compare Byzantine Greek ἀγαπητή secret mistress ( > post-classical Latin agapeta (4th or 5th cent. in Jerome)). Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A lover of women, a philanderer. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > [noun] > flirt > male flirt > ladies' man or philanderer gallanta1450 dalliera1568 women's man1568 amorist1595 woman's man1597 lady-mongerc1600 dammaret1635 topgallant1701 agapet1736 ladies' man1764 Jack among the maids1785 philanderer1841 Romeo1902 tea-hound1921 bird dog1942 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Agapet, a whoremaster; one that hunts after women. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Agapet, A lover of the fair sex, a man of pleasure. [Also in later dictionaries.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1736
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