philanderer
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| —vb (often foll by with) | |
| (of a man) to flirt with women | |
| [C17: from Greek philandros fond of men, from philos loving +anēr man; used as a name for a lover in literary works] | |
| phi'landerer | |
| —n | |
| phi'landering | |
| —n, —adj | |
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| philander (fɪˈlændə) | |
| —vb (often foll by with) | |
| (of a man) to flirt with women | |
| [C17: from Greek philandros fond of men, from philos loving +anēr man; used as a name for a lover in literary works] | |
| phi'landerer | |
| —n | |
| phi'landering | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
philander
1737, from Philander, popular name for a lover in stories, drama, and poetry, from Gk. adj. philandros "with love for people," perhaps mistaken as meaning "a loving man," from phil- "loving" + andr-, stem of aner "man." Philanderer "male flirt" is from 1841.
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Example sentences
They made him out to be not only a liar but also a philanderer and a cheat.
If you boycotted the work of every heel, liar and philanderer, you'd opt out of much of the creative output of human history.
Rowan also lives two lives, being a philanderer disguised in propriety.
Lie-management is intricate work, as every philanderer knows.
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