Definition of Philanderer

1. Noun. A man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them.

Exact synonyms: Womaniser, Womanizer
Specialized synonyms: Casanova, Don Juan, Lothario, Masher, Skirt Chaser, Wolf, Woman Chaser
Generic synonyms: Debauchee, Libertine, Rounder, Adult Male, Man
Derivative terms: Philander, Womanise, Womanize

Definition of Philanderer

1. n. One who hangs about women; a male flirt.

Definition of Philanderer

1. Noun. One who plays at courtship; a fickle lover; a flirt (usually applies only to men). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Philanderer

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Philanderer

1. One who hangs about women; a male flirt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Philanderer

phialling
phialoconidium
phials
phil-
philabeg
philabegs
philadelphus
philadelphuses
philalethia
philalethist
philalethists
philamot
philamots
philander
philandered
philanderer (current term)
philanderers
philanderess
philanderesses
philandering
philanderings
philanderous
philanders
philandry
philanthrocapitalism
philanthrocapitalist
philanthrocapitalists
philanthrope
philanthropes
philanthropic

Literary usage of Philanderer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bernard Shaw, the Man and the Mask by Richard Burton, Bernard Shaw (1916)
"The philanderer In "The Wild Duck," as stated, Ibsen satirizes the misuse of his own idealism. In " The philanderer," Shaw's next play, ..."

2. The English Illustrated Magazine (1907)
"We are not asked to treat "The philanderer " seriously as drama. ... Mr. Ben Webster is not absolutely convincing in the part of the philanderer ..."

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