PHILANDER


Meaning of PHILANDER in English

v.

Pronunciation: f ə - ' lan-d ə r

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form: -dered ; -der · ing \ -d( ə -)ri ŋ \

Etymology: from obsolete philander lover, philanderer, probably from the name Philander

Date: 1737

of a man : to have casual or illicit sexual relations with a woman or with many women especially : to be sexually unfaithful to one's wife

– phi · lan · der · er \ -d ə r- ə r \ noun

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