Philander

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Philander \Phi*lan"der\, n.
     A lover. [R.] --Congreve.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Philander \Phi*lan"der\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) A South American opossum ({Didelphys philander}).
     (b) An Australian bandicoot ({Perameles lagotis}).
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  philander
       v 1: have amorous affairs; of men; "He has been womanizing for
            years" [syn: {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}, {mash}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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