to philander

Examples

• All

• Fathers telling daughters to remain virgins, husbands telling wives to remain chaste, all the while philandering around town.

  Blog text (22)

• And then he kind of philandered around for, like, 7 years.

  Your Sister's Sister (2011)

• I never philander around missions... and I don't philander around hospitals either.

  The Rains Came (1939)

• You lost Herb because he was a philandering jerk, you didn't know when to give into him.

  Compulsion (2013)

• He could not shuffle around the fact that alcoholism and philandering had defiled him.

• He has a reputation for philandering, which has caused problems in his relationships.

• After years of philandering, he finally decided to settle down and commit to one partner.

Synonyms

P

to play the field

vsto philander

• Informal

13 7.7

Date several different people without wanting a serious relationship

is focused more on casual sexual or romantic encounters than simple dating

S

sleeping around

vsto philander

• NSFW

9 9.1

Having sex with many different people without a steady partner

is specific to a man targeting several women without commitment

W

to womanize

vsto philander

• NSFW

5 8.4

To have sex with many different women without a serious relationship

is used for casual relationships without the habitual sense

T

to tomcat

vsto philander

• NSFW

1 9.9

Flirt a lot to try to have many sexual partners

is similar but emphasizes action toward women rather than general flirtation

B

to bedhop

vsto philander

• NSFW

9.9

To have sex with many different people, often casually

is framed as male behaviour toward women rather than general casual sex

Antonyms

C

to commit

706 3.4

To give time, money, or effort to something

How Committed

to philander

• NSFW

1 9.3

to play the field

• Informal

13 7.7

Surface Forms

Etymology