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单词 philander
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philander

[ fi-lan-der ]
/ fɪˈlæn dər /
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verb (used without object)

(of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.

Origin of philander

1675–85; <Greek phílandros one who loves (of a woman, loving her husband); see philo-, andro-; later used in fiction as a proper name for a lover, and apparently mistaken as “a man who loves”

SYNONYMS FOR philander

trifle, dally, womanize.
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OTHER WORDS FROM philander

phi·lan·der·er, noun

Words nearby philander

Philadelphia lawyer, Philadelphia pepper pot, Philadelphia scrapple, philadelphus, Philae, philander, philanthropic, philanthropist, philanthropize, philanthropy, philately
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British Dictionary definitions for philander

philander
/ (fɪˈlændə) /

verb

(intr often foll by with) (of a man) to flirt with women

Derived forms of philander

philanderer, nounphilandering, noun, adjective

Word Origin for philander

C17: from Greek philandros fond of men, from philos loving + anēr man; used as a name for a lover in literary works
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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