philanderer

English

Etymology

From philander (“lover”) +‎ -er, from Ancient Greek φίλανδρος (phílandros), from φίλος (phílos, “love”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɪˈlæn.də.ɹɚ/, /fɪˈlæn.dɚ.ɚ/, enPR: fĭ-lănʹ-də-rər, fĭ-lănʹ-dər-ər
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɪˈlæn.də.ɹə/, enPR: fĭ-lănʹ-də-rə

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• Hyphenation (US): phi‧lan‧der‧er; (UK): phil‧an‧der‧er

Noun

philanderer (plural philanderers)

1. One who plays at courtship; a fickle lover; a flirt (usually applies only to men).
2. Someone who engages in casual sex – usually frequently.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:libertine

Translations

fickle lover

• Bulgarian: флиртаджия m (flirtadžija), донжуан (bg) m (donžuan)
• Dutch: vrouwenversierder (nl)
• Estonian: liiderdaja, elumees
• Finnish: auervaara (fi), hurmuri (fi)
• French: flirteur (fr) m, charmeur (fr) m
• German: Charmeur (de) m, Schönredner m
• Hungarian: szívtipró (hu)
• Italian: farfallone (it) m
• Japanese: 漁色家 (ぎょしょくか, gyoshokuka)
• Polish: flirciarz (pl), kobieciarz (pl)
• Portuguese: namorador (pt) m
• Russian: ба́бник (ru) m (bábnik), донжуа́н (ru) m (donžuán), волоки́та (ru) m (volokíta)
• Spanish: donjuán (es) m
• Turkish: flört (tr)

someone who engages in casual sex

• Dutch: rokkenjager (nl) m
• French: dragueur (fr) m
• German: Schürzenjäger (de) m
• Portuguese: galinha (pt) m, mulherengo (pt)
• Spanish: mujeriego (es) m