philanderer

Word family verbphilandernounphilanderer

phi·lan·derer /fəˈlændərə $ -ər/ noun [countableC] old-fashioned

SEX/HAVE SEX WITHa man who has sex with many women, without intending to have any serious relationships 玩弄女性者 → playboy

—philandering adjectiveadj

—philandering noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

philanderer• Then like a fool he had spoken of Maud, and Sarah had seen him as nothing more than a philanderer.• And the middle-aged philanderer, it turns out, is as mythical as the sexless middle-aged woman.• Universal Pictures wanted Chase to play house philanderer Otter, and the role was offered to him.

Origin philanderer

(1800-1900) philander “lover” ((17-19 centuries)), from Philander name given to a lover on old plays, from Greek phil- “loving” (from philos; → -PHILE) + aner “man”

单词	philanderer
释义	philanderer Word family verbphilandernounphilanderer phi·lan·derer /fəˈlændərə $ -ər/ noun [countableC] old-fashioned SEX/HAVE SEX WITHa man who has sex with many women, without intending to have any serious relationships 玩弄女性者 → playboy —philandering adjectiveadj —philandering noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus philanderer• Then like a fool he had spoken of Maud, and Sarah had seen him as nothing more than a philanderer.• And the middle-aged philanderer, it turns out, is as mythical as the sexless middle-aged woman.• Universal Pictures wanted Chase to play house philanderer Otter, and the role was offered to him. Origin philanderer (1800-1900) philander “lover” ((17-19 centuries)), from Philander name given to a lover on old plays, from Greek phil- “loving” (from philos; → -PHILE) + aner “man”
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