philanderer

phi·lan·der

P0243800 (fĭ-lăn′dər)intr.v. phi·lan·dered, phi·lan·der·ing, phi·lan·ders 1. To have a sexual affair with someone who is not one's spouse or partner. Used especially of a man.2. To have many casual sexual affairs. Used especially of a man.3. Archaic To flirt. Used especially of a man.

[From philander, lover, from Philander, former literary name for a lover, from Greek philandros, loving or fond of men : phil-, philo-, philo- + anēr, andr-, man; see ner- in Indo-European roots.]

phi·lan′der·er n.

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philanderer - a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with themwomaniser, womanizerCasanova - any man noted for his amorous adventuresDon Juan - any successful womanizer (after the legendary profligate Spanish nobleman)debauchee, libertine, rounder - a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrainedLothario - a successful womanizer; a man who behaves selfishly in his sexual relationships with womenadult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"masher, skirt chaser, woman chaser, wolf - a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women

philanderer

noun womanizer (informal), playboy, Don Juan, Casanova, wolf (informal), stud (slang), flirt, trifler, gallant, Lothario, lady-killer (informal), gay dog, ladies' man He was handsome, fun, charming, but a philanderer.

philanderer

nounA man who philanders:Casanova, Don Juan, lady's man, womanizer.Slang: lady-killer, wolf.Idioms: man on the make, skirt chaser.

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noun womanizer

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noun a man who philanders

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noun a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them

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