as in womanizer
a man given to seducing women
an incorrigible philanderer who was often in lust and never in love
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Recent Examples of philanderer
Naming a proud state after such a philanderer is a royal embarrassment today.
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Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
This hurt Flora, whose father was a philanderer.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
Just three seasons into his tenure on Saturday Night Live, the sparky 27-year-old has become a clear fan favorite—especially since debuting the smooth-talking, goateed philanderer Domingo last fall.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
All that, plus Liev Schreiber as a pill-popping philanderer named Tag, Dakota Fanning in pregnancy prosthetics, and Donna Lynne Champlin as the beleaguered detective trying to solve the murder.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
This hurt Flora, whose father was a philanderer.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
Just three seasons into his tenure on Saturday Night Live, the sparky 27-year-old has become a clear fan favorite—especially since debuting the smooth-talking, goateed philanderer Domingo last fall.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
All that, plus Liev Schreiber as a pill-popping philanderer named Tag, Dakota Fanning in pregnancy prosthetics, and Donna Lynne Champlin as the beleaguered detective trying to solve the murder.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philanderer
Noun
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The author was a womanizer-in-training who was rolling with this MTV star named Mystery.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Gabby dislikes Sebastian, perceiving him as an entitled womanizer.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There is, actually, another category of nail lovers that has emerged in recent years, and those are people who swear by temporary press-ons.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Four Seasons Napa Valley For wine lovers and those who love them, any time is a great time to visit Napa Valley.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Philanderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philanderer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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