intr.v., -dered, -der·ing, -ders.

1. To carry on a sexual affair, especially an extramarital affair, with a woman one cannot or does not intend to marry. Used of a man.
2. To engage in many love affairs, especially with a frivolous or casual attitude. Used of a man.

[From philander, lover, from Philander, former literary name for a lover, from Greek philandros, loving or fond of men : phil-, philo-, philo- + anēr, andr-, man.]

philanderer phi·lan'der·er n.

verb

To be sexually unfaithful to another: womanize. Informal cheat, fool around, mess around, play around. See sex/asexual.

n

Definition: man who has many love affairs
Antonyms: faithful

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or Philandrier, Guillaume
(1505–65)

French architect whose translation of and annotations on Vitruvius (1544 and later editions) were greatly respected in C16 as major sources for architectural theory and precedent. He is said to have studied under Serlio, and designed the tomb of Cardinal d'Armagnac in Toulouse Cathedral.

Bibliography

• Hautecœur (1948)
• W.Papworth (1852)
• Jane Turner (1996)

The full bibliography for this book is available to download as a pdf file.
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IN BRIEF: To talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions.

There are plenty of men who philander during the summer, to be sure, but they are usually the same lot who philander during the winter--albeit with less convenience. — Nora Ephron

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - gøre kur

Nederlands (Dutch)
flirten, achter de vrouwen aanzitten

Français (French)
v. intr. - courir la gueuse

Deutsch (German)
v. - flirten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ερωτοτροπώ, φλερτάρω, τσιλημπουρδίζω

Italiano (Italian)
fare il casanova

Português (Portuguese)
v. - namorar, flertar

Русский (Russian)
флиртовать, бегать за секс, бабничать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - flirtear, mariposear

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - flörta, kurtisera, ragga

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
与女人调情, 玩弄女性

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 與女人調情, 玩弄女性

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - (남자가) 여자를 희롱하다, 여자 꽁무니를 쫓아 다니다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 恋をあさる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) غازل إمرأة عابثا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פלרטט, התעסק, חיזר‬

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