[syn: chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Philander \Phi*lan"der\, v. i. [Gr. fi`landros fond of men;
fi`los loving + 'anh`r man.]
To make love to women; to play the male flirt.
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You can't go philandering after her again. --G. Eliot.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Philander \Phi*lan"der\, n.
A lover. [R.] --Congreve.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Philander \Phi*lan"der\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A South American opossum (Didelphys philander).
(b) An Australian bandicoot (Perameles lagotis).
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
philander
v 1: have amorous affairs; of men; "He has been womanizing for
years" [syn: philander, 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,
philander, mash]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "philander":
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