philanderer

philanderer

English

Etymology

From philander (“lover”) +‎ -er, from Ancient Greek φίλανδρος (phílandros), from φίλος (phílos, “love”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɪ.ˈlæn.də.ɹɚ/, /fɪ.ˈlæn.dɚ.ɚ/, enPR: fĭ-lănʹ-də-rər, fĭ-lănʹ-dər-ər
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɪ.ˈlæn.də.ɹə/, enPR: fĭ-lănʹ-də-rə

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• Hyphenation (US): phi‧lan‧der‧er; (UK): phil‧an‧der‧er

Noun

philanderer (plural philanderers)

1. One who plays at courtship; a fickle lover; a flirt (usually applies only to men).
2. Someone who engages in casual sex – usually frequently.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:libertine

Translations

fickle lover

Dutch: vrouwenversierder (nl) Estonian: liiderdaja, elumees Finnish: auervaara (fi), hurmuri (fi) French: flirteur (fr) m, charmeur (fr) m Hungarian: szívtipró (hu) Italian: farfallone (it) m

Japanese: 漁色家 (ぎょしょくか, gyoshokuka) Polish: flirciarz, kobieciarz (pl) Portuguese: namorador m Russian: ба́бник (ru) m (bábnik), донжуа́н (ru) m (donžuán), волоки́та (ru) m (volokíta) Spanish: donjuán (es) m Turkish: flört (tr)

someone who engages in casual sex

Dutch: rokkenjager (nl) m French: dragueur (fr) m

German: Schürzenjäger (de) m Spanish: mujeriego (es) m