English

Noun

philander ‎(plural philanders)

1. A lover.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Congreve to this entry?)

2. A South American opossum, bare-tailed woolly opossum, Caluromys philander, formerly Didelphis philander.
3. An Australian bandicoot, greater bilby or bilby, Macrotis lagotis, formerly Perameles lagotis.

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External links

• philander on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

philander ‎(third-person singular simple present philanders, present participle philandering, simple past and past participle philandered)

1. To make love to women; to play the male flirt.
   • (Can we date this quote?) George Eliot

     You can't go philandering after her again.

Synonyms

• womanize, womanise

Derived terms

• philanderer, philandering

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