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Philander

//fɪˈlændə// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lover.

    "Yes, I'll baste you together, you and your Philander!"

  2. 2
    A South American opossum, bare-tailed woolly opossum, of species Caluromys philander (syn. Didelphis philander).
  3. 3
    A greater bilby, an Australian marsupial of species Macrotis lagotis (syn. Perameles lagotis). obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To woo women; to play the male flirt. intransitive

    "You can't be philandering after her again."

  2. 2
    talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions wordnet
  3. 3
    have amorous affairs; of men wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the given name Philander, used as a name for flirtatious characters in several 18th century stories, from Ancient Greek Φίλανδρος (Phílandros), name of the mythological son of the nymph Acacallis and the god Apollo. Semantically disconnected from the adjective φίλανδρος (phílandros, “loving one’s husband; excessively attracted to males, slutty, boy crazy”).

Etymology 2

From the given name Philander, used as a name for flirtatious characters in several 18th century stories, from Ancient Greek Φίλανδρος (Phílandros), name of the mythological son of the nymph Acacallis and the god Apollo. Semantically disconnected from the adjective φίλανδρος (phílandros, “loving one’s husband; excessively attracted to males, slutty, boy crazy”).

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