PHILANDER


Meaning of PHILANDER in English

[ fɪ'landə ]

■ verb (of a man) readily or frequently enter into casual sexual relationships with women.

Derivatives

~er noun

Origin

C18: from earliernoun ~ 'man, husband', often used in literature as the given name of a lover, from Gk philandros 'fond of men'.

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