philander

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]

English

Noun

1. A lover.
2. A South American opossum, Didelphys philander.
3. An Australian bandicoot, Perameles lagotis.

Verb

1. To make love to women; to play the male flirt.

Synonyms

• womanize, womanise

Derived terms

• philanderer

Philander may refer to:

• Philander (action), to play the male flirt
• Philander (genus), a genus of opossums

People named Philander:

• Philander C. Knox (1853-1921), American lawyer and politician
• Philander Chase (1775-1852), Episcopal Church bishop, educator, and pioneer of the United States western frontier
• Philander Claxton (1862-1957), American journalist
• Philander Stephens (1788-1861), Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
• Vernon Philander (born 1985), South African cricketer

Casanova, Don Juan, be promiscuous, cast coquettish glances, chase, chase women, chaser, commit adultery, coquet, dally, debauch, dissipate, eye, flirt, fool around, fornicate, gallivant, gold-dig, grovel, lady-killer, look sweet upon, make eyes at, masher, mess around, ogle, philanderer, play around, pursue, rake, run around, skirt chaser, sleep around, swing, trifle, wallow, wanton, whore, wolf, woman, womanize