philander, womanize, womanise
(verb) have amorous affairs; of men; “He has been womanizing for years”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
philander (plural philanders)
A lover.
A South American opossum, bare-tailed woolly opossum, Caluromys philander, formerly Didelphis philander.
An Australian bandicoot, greater bilby or bilby, Macrotis lagotis, formerly Perameles lagotis.
philander (third-person singular simple present philanders, present participle philandering, simple past and past participle philandered)
(intransitive) To woo women; to play the male flirt.
• womanize, womanise
Source: Wiktionary
Phi*lan"der, v. i. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: To make love to women; to play the male flirt. You can't go philandering after her again. G. Eliot.
Phi*lan"der, n.
Definition: A lover. [R.] Congreve.
Phi*lan"der, n. (Zoöl.) (a) A South American opossum (Didelphys philander). (b) An Australian bandicoot (Perameles lagotis).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
