What does "philander" mean?
Philander: To make love to women; to play the male flirt. You can't go philandering after her again. G. Eliot.
Additional senses
- 2.A lover. [R.] Congreve.
- 3.(a) A South American opossum (Didelphys philander). (b) An Australian bandicoot (Perameles lagotis).
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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