Philanderer

//fɪˈlæn.də.ɹɚ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who plays at courtship; a fickle lover; a flirt (usually applies only to men).
  2. 2
    a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them wordnet
  3. 3
    Someone who engages in casual sex, usually frequently.

    "A philanderer's tie, a murderer's shoe Life's rich demand creates supply in the hand of the powers—the only vote that matters"

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womanizeradultereradventureramorosobeauboyfriend

Example

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"“Where did you get such miserable cargo, blinky?” “Rather, where are you carrying that debauched lot, you philanderer?”"

Etymology

From philander (“lover”) + -er, from Ancient Greek φίλανδρος (phílandros), from φίλος (phílos, “love”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

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