Philander

Origin

From Ancient Greek φίλανδρος ("loving men"), from φιλία ("love") and ἀνδρός, genitive case of ἀνήρ (anēr, "man").

Pronunciation===

• UK IPA: /fɪˈlændÉ™/
• US IPA: /fɪˈlændəɹ/

Full definition of philander

Noun

1. A lover.
2. A South American opossum, bare-tailed woolly opossum, Caluromys philander aka Didelphis philander.
3. An Australian bandicoot, greater bilby or bilby, Macrotis lagotis aka Perameles lagotis.

Verb

1. To make love to women; to play the male flirt.
• G. EliotYou can't go philandering after her again.

Synonyms

• womanize, womanise

Derived terms

• philanderer, philandering