philander
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philander
- /fɪˈlændə/ UK
- /fɪˈlændəɹ/ US
Where it comes from
As a verb, first seen in the 1824 play Philandering: Or, The Rose Queen, by Samuel Beazley. From the given name Philander, used for love interest or suitor stock characters in several 18th century stories and poems, from Ancient Greek Φίλανδρος (Phílandros), name of the mythological son of the nymph Acacallis and the god Apollo. Semantically disconnected from the adjective φίλανδρος (phílandros, “loving one’s husband; excessively attracted to males, slutty, boy crazy”).
noun philanders
- A lover. Yes, I'll baste you together, you and your Philander!
- A South American opossum, bare-tailed woolly opossum, of species Caluromys philander (syn. Didelphis philander).
- A greater bilby, an Australian marsupial of species Macrotis lagotis (syn. Perameles lagotis).
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verb To make love to women; to play the male flirt
| Português | flirtar |
|---|---|
| Русский | флиртовать flirtovatʹ |
| עברית | הִתְפַּרְפֵּר hitparpér |
Talk about this word "philander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/philander. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. philander. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/philander "philander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/philander.Cite this
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