philanderer
noun
phi·lan·der·er
fə-ˈlan-dər-ər 
plural philanderers
disapproving
: a man who has sexual relations with many women
especially
: a man who is unfaithful to his wife or partner
… on a realistic level King is an incorrigible philanderer who deserts his gentle wife … —
Louise Westling
Louise Westling [Florenz] Ziegfeld's private life was messy. He was an outrageous philanderer who at one point kept a mistress in the same hotel he lived in with Anna Held. —Alicia Metcalf Miller
Alicia Metcalf Miller Until then, public officials who were philanderers or alcoholics … pretty much operated with immunity from disclosure so long as their professional performance was unaffected. —Tom Goldstein
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Examples of philanderer in a Sentence
an incorrigible philanderer who was often in lust and never in love
Recent Examples on the Web
Trump denies being a philanderer, with his defense saying his concerns over the allegations revolved around his family, not his political prospects.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 May 2024
His father, Irving, who worked as an electrician at an aerospace company, was a charming philanderer with a gambling problem.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
Treat Williams as Paley’s husband — the CBS chief executive William S. Paley who, written as a good-hearted philanderer, comes off better than just about anyone else — is fun to watch.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
In the affidavit, filed Friday in New York and obtained by PEOPLE, an actress referred to as Jane Doe claims that Brand exposed himself to her before assaulting her in a bathroom on the set of the 2011 movie, Arthur, which starred Brand as a wealthy alcoholic philanderer.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2023
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 May 2024
His father, Irving, who worked as an electrician at an aerospace company, was a charming philanderer with a gambling problem.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
Treat Williams as Paley’s husband — the CBS chief executive William S. Paley who, written as a good-hearted philanderer, comes off better than just about anyone else — is fun to watch.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
In the affidavit, filed Friday in New York and obtained by PEOPLE, an actress referred to as Jane Doe claims that Brand exposed himself to her before assaulting her in a bathroom on the set of the 2011 movie, Arthur, which starred Brand as a wealthy alcoholic philanderer.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2023
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“Philanderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/philanderer. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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