philanderer

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He felt himself pushed down to almost the level of a philanderer--a philanderer not much more august than Adair.

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  1. One who philanders; a male flirt. At last, without a note of warning, appeared in Beddgelert a phenomenon which rejoiced some hearts, but perturbed also the spirits, not only of the Oxford philanderers, but those of Elsley Vavasour. Kingsley, Two Years Ago, xix.

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  • And despite his admission a few days ago that he was a philanderer, she knew somehow that she could trust him not to force unwelcome attentions on her. —  SLIGHTLY WICKED - THE BEDWYN SERIES BOOK 2 - MARY BALOGH
  • A man with the taste to admire such quality was more dangerous than any philanderer or hustler. —  Davis, Lindsey - The Course of Honor
  • He was a philanderer, but the only person who had any right to object to that was myself, and I certainly never did. —  Lovers, Make Moan - Gladys Mitchell-Bradley 60
  • Not that Jane was his other kid, but rather that his reputation as a philanderer has doubtless left other women pregnant.
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster has revealed that British writer Jed Mercurio's book, entitled American Adulterer, will describe JFK as a philanderer during his White House years. —  media monarchy
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/fɪˈlændərər/
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