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philanderer

philanderer

9 8.7
A man who has many short sexual relationships with different women
  • noun
  • /fɪˈlændərər/
  • NSFW
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  • He was known as a philanderer, often seen with different women at social events.
  • a serial philanderer
  • a notorious philanderer

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Examples

  • One day, she married Tonton Gabriel, a philanderer of a husband who spent his time drinking rum, chasing skirts, and playing Besigue, a form of pinochle.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Obviously a philanderer who trifles with unsuspecting women's hearts.

  • Another friend had a father who was a philanderer.

    Blog text (7)
  • Voter: "Why should anyone vote for a philanderer like you?"

    Academic text (2007)
  • A philanderer whose affairs would be transparent to the world.

  • He's a bit of a philanderer if you know what I mean.

  • "The man's been a philanderer all his life."

    Fiction book (2000)
  • He was a sweet guy, but he was kind of a philanderer.

  • John is one of the more blatant philanderers in the club.

    Academic text (2001)
  • "People used to talk about Bill as a philanderer, but his affairs weren't the talk of the town until Truman's story came out."

    Blog text (27)

Synonyms

player
vsphilanderer
  • Offensive
78 7.5

A person who has many romantic partners and avoids serious relationships

focuses on casual short sexual relationships rather than juggling many at once
womanizer
vsphilanderer
  • Offensive
20 7.5

A man who has many short romantic relationships with women

is about having casual short sexual relationships with many women specifically
Lothario
vsphilanderer
  • Offensive
5 9.9

A man who often charms and has sex with many women without caring about their feelings

shares frequent short relations but adds a stronger sense of moral wrongness
dawg
vsphilanderer
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A man who behaves selfishly and flirts with many women

describes repeated casual sexual relationships rather than the slang attitude or tone
Casanova
vsphilanderer
  • NSFW
1 8.1

A man who has many romantic or sexual relationships with women

focuses more on casual short sexual relationships rather than fame or romance
booty chaser
vsphilanderer
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who often seeks casual sex with many partners

is the same habit but emphasises short sexual relationships rather than pursuit style
whore's-bird
vsphilanderer
  • Offensive
9.9

A man who has many casual sexual partners

specifically highlights many short sexual relationships rather than general promiscuity
lady killer
vsphilanderer
  • NSFW
7.8

A man who many women find very attractive and who often takes advantage of them

involves many casual sexual relationships but emphasises attractiveness rather than habit
woman chaser
vsphilanderer
  • Offensive
7.9

A man who keeps trying to start romantic or sexual relationships with women in a pushy way

is about having many casual short sexual relationships rather than forceful pursuit

Antonyms

3 6.4

A person who has a romantic or sexual relationship with only one partner at a time

How Committed

philanderer
  • NSFW
9 8.7
player
  • Offensive
78 7.5

Surface Forms

philanderer singular
philanderers plural

Morphology

philanderer = philander (transparent) = philander + er

Regular agentive formation: the noun is formed by adding '-er' to the verb 'philander', yielding 'one who philanders'.

Etymology

Philanderer comes from Greek parts phil- meaning 'love', the same phil- in philosophy, and anēr meaning 'man'. So it came to mean a man who flirts and has many short love affairs, which is why a philanderer is a man with many casual relationships.