philander

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WOTD – 27 June 2012    

Etymology

Ancient Greek φιλία (philia, 'love') and ἀνδρός (andros), genitive case of ἀνήρ (anēr, 'man').

Noun

philander (plural philanders)

1. A lover.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Congreve to this entry?)

2. A South American opossum, Didelphys philander.
3. An Australian bandicoot, Perameles lagotis.

Verb

philander (third-person singular simple present philanders, present participle philandering, simple past and past participle philandered)

1. To make love to women; to play the male flirt.
   • G. Eliot

     You can't go philandering after her again.

Synonyms

• womanize, womanise

Derived terms

• philanderer, philandering