philander

[ fi-lan-der ]
/ fɪˈlæn dər /
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verb (used without object)

(of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.

Origin of philander

1675–85; < Greek phílandros one who loves (of a woman, loving her husband); see philo-, andro-; later used in fiction as a proper name for a lover, and apparently mistaken as “a man who loves”

OTHER WORDS FROM philander

phi·lan·der·er, noun

Words nearby philander

philadelphia lawyer, philadelphia pepper pot, philadelphia scrapple, philadelphus, philae, philander, philanthropic, philanthropist, philanthropize, philanthropy, philately

Words related to philander

womanize, flirt, trifle, dally, wolf

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British Dictionary definitions for philander

philander
/ (fɪˈlændə) /

verb

(intr often foll by with) (of a man) to flirt with women

Derived forms of philander

philanderer, noun philandering, noun, adjective

Word Origin for philander

C17: from Greek philandros fond of men, from philos loving + anēr man; used as a name for a lover in literary works