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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

intransitive verb (-dered; philandering) Etymology: from obsolete philander lover, philanderer, probably from the name Philander Date: 1737 of a man to have casual or illicit sexual relations with a woman or with many women; especially to be sexually unfaithful to one's wife • philanderer noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.intr. (often foll. by with) flirt or have casual affairs with women; womanize. Derivatives: philanderer n. Etymology: philander (n.) used in Gk literature as the proper name of a lover, f. Gk philandros fond of men f. aner male person: see PHIL-

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Philander Phi*lan"der, n. A lover. [R.] --Congreve.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Philander Phi*lan"der, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A South American opossum (Didelphys philander). (b) An Australian bandicoot (Perameles lagotis).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Philander Phi*lan"der, v. i. [Gr. ? fond of men; ? loving + ? man.] To make love to women; to play the male flirt. You can't go philandering after her again. --G. Eliot.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. Coquet, flirt, make love, make a show of love, affect to be in love, play at courtship, pretend admiration, dally.

Moby Thesaurus

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