philanderer

[fi-lan-der-er]

noun

1. a person, usually a man, who has many casual sexual encounters or affairs, especially when married or in a committed relationship.

   After three of his infidelities, she’d finally had enough of a husband who by all accounts had become a serial philanderer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of philanderer¹

philander ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Events come to a head and the skillfully written climax is so distant and chilly that it speaks to a waning of interest in the figure of the philanderer.

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Will upstart politicians rush to be branded philanderers?

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The Duke, a philanderer, has far less interest in mob rule than in chasing skirts.

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He was a compulsive gambler and a bit of a philanderer, and I thought, I know what he was doing.

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It doesn’t matter if he’s a fascist, authoritarian, a despot, a philanderer, a numbskull, a loon, or a spoiled brat who has mommy and daddy issues.

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