philander
to have many romantic affairs
TRANSLATION
philander = Frauen nachstellen, hinter Frauen her sein --- GOOGLE INDEX philander: approximately 500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
But, as a woman who has lived in Italy for the last 15 years, I really do not think Italian men PHILANDER more than men of other nationalities.
(BBC News)
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A Philadelphia woman has put her PHILANDERING husband for sale on a website normally used for unwanted engagement and wedding rings.
(The Irish Independent)
(BBC News)
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A Philadelphia woman has put her PHILANDERING husband for sale on a website normally used for unwanted engagement and wedding rings.
(The Irish Independent)
Did you
know?
philander
verb
- to engage in many love affairs, especially with a frivolous or casual attitude (used of a man)
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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Philander is an 18th century word from the noun meaning "a lover," which derived from Philander, a popular name for a lover in stories, drama, and poetry. Philander in turn stems from the Greek adjective philandros "with love for people" (phil = loving + andr = man).
Although Philander originally referred to someone who loves people, it was eventually used by mistake to mean "lover man" as opposed to "man lover," thus the correlation with the Casanovas and Don Juans of the world. The noun turned into the verb philander and the modern noun then became philanderer.
You may have guessed by now that the word philosophy derives from phil, as in "a love of something," and "sophia," Greek for knowledge. Another "phil" word is philodendron, the name of a common plant that literally means "loving trees" (phil = love + dendron = Greek for trees). Philodendra are very fond of climbing on trees.
And how did the city of Philadelphia acquire its name? In the New Testament of the Bible, there is mention of an ancient city in Lydia called Philadelphos, in honour of Attalos II Philadelphos, King of Pergamon, who founded it. His title is said to have meant "loving the brethren" (phil = love + adelphos = brother). William Penn, founder of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the late 17th century, took the name to mean "brotherly love." To this day, it is still affectionately called the City of Brotherly Love.
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SYNONYMS
be unfaithful, cheat, dally, flirt, fool around, mess around, play around, womanize
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Philandering at work is never a good idea."
verb
- to engage in many love affairs, especially with a frivolous or casual attitude (used of a man)
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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Philander is an 18th century word from the noun meaning "a lover," which derived from Philander, a popular name for a lover in stories, drama, and poetry. Philander in turn stems from the Greek adjective philandros "with love for people" (phil = loving + andr = man).
Although Philander originally referred to someone who loves people, it was eventually used by mistake to mean "lover man" as opposed to "man lover," thus the correlation with the Casanovas and Don Juans of the world. The noun turned into the verb philander and the modern noun then became philanderer.
You may have guessed by now that the word philosophy derives from phil, as in "a love of something," and "sophia," Greek for knowledge. Another "phil" word is philodendron, the name of a common plant that literally means "loving trees" (phil = love + dendron = Greek for trees). Philodendra are very fond of climbing on trees.
And how did the city of Philadelphia acquire its name? In the New Testament of the Bible, there is mention of an ancient city in Lydia called Philadelphos, in honour of Attalos II Philadelphos, King of Pergamon, who founded it. His title is said to have meant "loving the brethren" (phil = love + adelphos = brother). William Penn, founder of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the late 17th century, took the name to mean "brotherly love." To this day, it is still affectionately called the City of Brotherly Love.
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SYNONYMS
be unfaithful, cheat, dally, flirt, fool around, mess around, play around, womanize
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Philandering at work is never a good idea."
