philander Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb have amorous affairs; of men
    womanise; womanize.
    • He has been womanizing for years
  2. verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
    butterfly; coquet; coquette; mash; flirt; romance; dally; chat up.
    • The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
    • My husband never flirts with other women

WordNet

Phi*lan"der intransitive verb
Etymology
Gr. fond of men; loving + man.
Definitions
  1. To make love to women; to play the male flirt.
    You can't go philandering after her again. G. Eliot.
Phi*lan"der noun
Definitions
  1. A lover. R. Congreve.
Phi*lan"der noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) A South American opossum (Didelphys philander). (b) An Australian bandicoot (Perameles lagotis).

Webster 1913