philander
A loverA lover.
» Epstein's in total denial about his philandering.
Meaning
3 sensesA lover.
A South American opossum, bare-tailed woolly opossum, of species Caluromys philander (syn. Didelphis philander).
(obsolete)A greater bilby, an Australian marsupial of species Macrotis lagotis (syn. Perameles lagotis).
Examples
4 sentencesEpstein's in total denial about his philandering.
She's in total denial about her husband's philandering.
deSie will die Seitensprünge ihres Mannes einfach nicht wahrhaben.
Though she was angry and hurt, she decided to turn a blind eye to her husband's philandering.
Philandering is immoral.
Origin
As a verb, first seen in the 1824 play Philandering: Or, The Rose Queen, by Samuel BeazleyAs a verb, first seen in the 1824 play Philandering: Or, The Rose Queen, by Samuel Beazley. From the given name Philander, used for love interest or suitor stock characters in several 18th century stories and poems, from Ancient Greek Φίλανδρος (Phílandros), name of the mythological son of the nymph Acacallis and the god Apollo. Semantically disconnected from the adjective φίλανδρος (phílandros, “loving one’s husband; excessively attracted to males, slutty, boy crazy”).
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Forms
plural: philanders| Singular | philander |
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