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English Dictionary: philander by the DICT Development Group
4 results for philander
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
philander
v
  1. have amorous affairs; of men; "He has been womanizing for years"
    Synonym(s): philander, womanize, womanise
  2. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
    Synonym(s): chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Philander \Phi*lan"der\, v. i. [Gr. [?] fond of men; [?] loving
      + [?] man.]
      To make love to women; to play the male flirt.
  
               You can't go philandering after her again. --G. Eliot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Philander \Phi*lan"der\, n.
      A lover. [R.] --Congreve.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Philander \Phi*lan"der\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A South American opossum ({Didelphys philander}).
      (b) An Australian bandicoot ({Perameles lagotis}).
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