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

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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In a not-too-subtle jab at Trump, Schiff said he also learned the ways of Russian tradecraft, including “how they target people who are of poor moral character, who are philanderers, who are obsessed with money.”

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