Hypertext Webster Gateway: "philander"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Philander \Phi*lan"der\, n.
A lover. [R.] --Congreve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Philander \Phi*lan"der\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A South American opossum ({Didelphys philander}).
(b) An Australian bandicoot ({Perameles lagotis}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Philander \Phi*lan"der\, v. i. [Gr. ? fond of men; ? loving + ?
man.]
To make love to women; to play the male flirt.
You can't go philandering after her again. --G. Eliot.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
philander
v 1: have amorous affairs; of men: "He has been womanizing for
years" [syn: {womanize}, {womanise}]
2: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The
guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My
husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up}, {flirt},
{dally}, {butterfly}, {coquet}, {coquette}, {romance}, {mash}]
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