philander

5 definitions found

philander - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Philander \Phi*lan"der\, v. i. [Gr. fi`landros fond of men;
     fi`los loving + 'anh`r man.]
     To make love to women; to play the male flirt.
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           You can't go philandering after her again. --G. Eliot.
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  Philander \Phi*lan"der\, n.
     A lover. [R.] --Congreve.
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  Philander \Phi*lan"der\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) A South American opossum (Didelphys philander).
     (b) An Australian bandicoot (Perameles lagotis).
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philander - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  philander
      v 1: have amorous affairs; of men; "He has been womanizing for
           years" [syn: philander, womanize, womanise]
      2: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The
         guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband
         never flirts with other women" [syn: chat up, flirt,
         dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance,
         philander, mash]

philander - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  40 Moby Thesaurus words for "philander":
     Casanova, Don Juan, be promiscuous, cast coquettish glances, chase,
     chase women, chaser, commit adultery, coquet, dally, debauch,
     dissipate, eye, flirt, fool around, fornicate, gallivant, gold-dig,
     grovel, lady-killer, look sweet upon, make eyes at, masher,
     mess around, ogle, philanderer, play around, pursue, rake,
     run around, skirt chaser, sleep around, swing, trifle, wallow,
     wanton, whore, wolf, woman, womanize