overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

philanderer.

One who plays at courtship; a fickle lover; a flirt (usually applies only to men).

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/fɪˈlæn.də.ɹɚ/General-American/fɪˈlæn.dɚ.ɚ/General-American/fɪˈlæn.də.ɹə/Received-Pronunciation
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

philanderer has 11 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

philanderer studiophilanderer workshello, philanderer

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.