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philander

phi·lan·der [ fi lándər ] (past and past participle phi·lan·dered, present participle phi·lan·der·ing, 3rd person present singular phi·lan·ders)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
have casual affairs with women: to flirt with and have casual sexual affairs with many women, especially when married to another woman

[Late 17th century. < Greek philandros "loving men" < andr- "man"]

phi·lan·der·er noun
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