philanderern.
/fᵻˈland(ə)rə/, U.S. /fəˈlændərər/ A man who philanders; a male flirt.
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the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > [noun] > flirt > male flirt > ladies' man or philanderer
gallanta1450
dalliera1568
women's man1568
amorist1595
woman's man1597
lady-mongerc1600
dammaret1635
topgallant1701
agapet1736
ladies' man1764
Jack among the maids1785
philanderer1841
Romeo1902
tea-hound1921
bird dog1942
1841 H. Smith Moneyed Man I. v. 136 The imputation of being a dangler, a Philanderer.
1877 W. Black Green Pastures (1878) x. 80 Worse still, a philanderer—a professor of the fine art of flirtation.
1911 Punch 22 Nov. 382/2 The lover, the elderly philanderer, the girl with the glad eye.
1962 A. MacLean Satan Bug ix. 144 He was an incurable philanderer.
1991 Ess. in Crit. 41 45 He generally fought shy of..responsible sexual relationships and had a reputation as a philanderer.
2001 National Post (Canada) 23 May a18/1 Gone was the picture of the devoted husband and fun-loving family man. In its place appeared a duplicitous philanderer and deadbeat dad.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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