Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who philanders; a male flirt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare One who hangs about women; a male flirt.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who plays at courtship; a fickle lover; a
flirt (usually applies only to men).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them
Etymologies
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Examples
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The idea that she was a prostitute or serial philanderer is nothing more than an interpretation.
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To call her husband a philanderer is almost to whitewash him, for he’s used women far less sophisticated, educated, and powerful than he — women particularly susceptible to the rake’s characteristic blend of cajolery and deceit — for his sexual gratification.
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To call her husband a philanderer is almost to whitewash him, for he’s used women far less sophisticated, educated, and powerful than he — women particularly susceptible to the rake’s characteristic blend of cajolery and deceit — for his sexual gratification.
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My dear Helen, I do not know what is the feminine of the word philanderer – perhaps philanderess; and I assure she philanderessed with me in the most innocent but decided manner.
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He suffers the risk of being labelled a philanderer and, more importantly, his wife may not take it too well.
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He suffers the risk of being labelled a philanderer and, more importantly, his wife may not take it too well.
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He suffers the risk of being labelled a philanderer and, more importantly, his wife may not take it too well.
WN.com - Articles related to Food Costs Push Up Asia Inflation 2010
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He suffers the risk of being labelled a philanderer and, more importantly, his wife may not take it too well.
WN.com - Articles related to Food Costs Push Up Asia Inflation 2010
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He suffers the risk of being labelled a philanderer and, more importantly, his wife may not take it too well.
WN.com - Articles related to Food Costs Push Up Asia Inflation 2010
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He suffers the risk of being labelled a philanderer and, more importantly, his wife may not take it too well.
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