philanderer

Meaning

1. One who plays at courtship; a fickle lover; a flirt (usually applies only to men).
2. Someone who engages in casual sex – usually frequently.

Synonyms

womanizer

womaniser

lady-killer

coquette

flirt

😘

lecher

playboy

rake

roue

lothario

paramour

skillful playboy

romantic lead

rakehell

rip

lady’s man

rounder

seducer

thin

trifling

wolf

🐺

gallant

frivolous

Casanova

Don Juan

ladies’ man

gigolo

debauchee

libertine

light

Translations

flirteur

Schürzenjäger

farfallone

coureur

🏃

mulherengo

flört

😘

donnaiolo

Ladykiller

charmeur

Frauenheld

Lüstling

bouc

galant

κορτάκιας

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɪ.ˈlæn.də.ɹɚ/

Etymology

From philander (“lover”) + -er, from Ancient Greek φίλανδρος (phílandros), from φίλος (phílos, “love”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).