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Definition of philander in English: philanderverb fɪˈlandəfəˈlændər [no object](of a man) readily or frequently enter into casual sexual relationships with women. （男人）勾搭女性，拈花惹草 married men who philander Example sentencesExamples - Hubert philanders openly with Sonia, while Henri and Ines are in the bedroom trying to shut the child up.
- His parents quarreled, his father drank and philandered and, when Wilson was 10, left the family for another woman.
- He spent a lot of his life philandering, that is to say, cheating on my mom, making her insanely miserable.
- There is, however, one class of married man that should be free to mislead and philander as they wish: guys who were strong-armed into buying expensive engagement rings for their wives.
- The naïf in this case is gorgeous Leslie, whose fiancé Logan philanders with Agnes while expecting Leslie to be faithful.
Synonyms womanize, have affairs/an affair, flirt, trifle/toy/dally with someone's affections informal play around, carry on, play the field, sleep around North American informal fool around vulgar slang screw around rare be a carpet knight, coquet
OriginMid 18th century: from the earlier noun philander 'man, husband', often used in literature as the given name of a lover, from Greek philandros 'fond of men', from philein 'to love' + anēr 'man'. RhymesAmanda, Aranda, Baganda, Banda, brander, candour (US candor), coriander, dander, expander, gander, germander, goosander, jacaranda, Leander, Luanda, Lysander, meander, memoranda, Menander, Miranda, oleander, panda, pander, pasanda, propaganda, Rwanda, sander, Skanda, stander, Uganda, understander, Vanda, veranda, withstander, zander Definition of philander in US English: philanderverbfəˈlændərfəˈlandər [no object](of a man) readily or frequently enter into casual sexual relationships with women. （男人）勾搭女性，拈花惹草 married men who philander Example sentencesExamples - His parents quarreled, his father drank and philandered and, when Wilson was 10, left the family for another woman.
- Hubert philanders openly with Sonia, while Henri and Ines are in the bedroom trying to shut the child up.
- He spent a lot of his life philandering, that is to say, cheating on my mom, making her insanely miserable.
- There is, however, one class of married man that should be free to mislead and philander as they wish: guys who were strong-armed into buying expensive engagement rings for their wives.
- The naïf in this case is gorgeous Leslie, whose fiancé Logan philanders with Agnes while expecting Leslie to be faithful.
Synonyms womanize, have affairs affair, have an affair, flirt, dally with someone's affections, toy with someone's affections, trifle with someone's affections
OriginMid 18th century: from the earlier noun philander ‘man, husband’, often used in literature as the given name of a lover, from Greek philandros ‘fond of men’, from philein ‘to love’ + anēr ‘man’. |