PHILANDERING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Philander

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

mid 18th century: from the earlier noun philander ‘man, husband’, often used in literature as the given name of a lover, from Greek philandros ‘fond of men’, from philein ‘to love’ + anēr ‘man’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fɪˈlandə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

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

Short Definition:

(of man) readily or frequently enter into casual sexual relationships with women

Examples:
  • married men who philander

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