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philanderer

noun

fə-ˈlan-dər-ər

Definition of philanderer

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 Is Jack a do-nothing philanderer while Shyanne desperately tries to preserve their five-year romance, or is the truth more complicated than that? — Todd Gilchrist, IndieWire, 7 May 2026 Burden’s grandmother Babe Paley, a prominent New York socialite, was married to William Paley, the founder of CBS and a serial philanderer. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026 There were, and are, persistent rumors that Bill Paley was a philanderer, rumors fictionalized and retold, in print and on television, like a game of telephone, the facts becoming murkier in each retelling. — Belle Burden, Vanity Fair, 6 Jan. 2026 First there’s her dad (Woody Harrelson), an inveterate philanderer who would like to make amends — in order to please his new girlfriend. — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for philanderer

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At the time, Zeta-Jones was aware of his reputation as a Hollywood womanizer and wary of starting a relationship with him.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The piece follows the fall of the notorious libertine, a reckless womanizer, ignoring many supernatural warnings until a ghostly stone attempts to have its way with his soul.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026

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Now comes Netflix’s spin on the romantic comedy to end all romantic comedies, starring Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden as the characters at the center of literature’s original enemies-to-lovers trope.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
While the drinks at Bastia, which are riffs on classic aperitivos and Italian-leaning cocktails, are excellent, cocktail lovers should pay a visit to Caletta, the hotel’s intimate 24-seat cocktail lounge.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

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