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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. have amorous affairs; of men;
- Example: "He has been womanizing for years"
[syn: philander, womanize, womanise]

2. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions;
- Example: "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"
- Example: "My husband never flirts with other women"
[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. [1913 Webster] You can't go philandering after her again. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Philander \Phi*lan"der\, n. A lover. [R.] --Congreve. [1913 Webster]
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). [1913 Webster]
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