philander

views updated Jun 08 2018

phi·lan·der / fəˈlandər/ • v. [intr.] (of a man) readily or frequently enter into casual sexual relationships with women: they accepted that their husbands would philander with other women.DERIVATIVES: phi·lan·der·er n.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

Philander

views updated May 29 2018

Philander or Philandrier, Guillaume (1505–65). French architect whose translation of and annotations on Vitruvius (1544 and later editions) were greatly respected in C16 as major sources for architectural theory and precedent. He is said to have studied under Serlio, and designed the tomb of Cardinal d'Armagnac in Toulouse Cathedral.

Bibliography

Hautecœur (1948);
W. Papworth (1852)
Jane Turner (1996)

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL

philander

views updated May 09 2018

philander †(passionate) lover. XVII. — Gr. philandros, f. phil- PHILO- + anḗr, andr- man, husband; used as a character-name in poetry and drama.
Hence vb. make love, esp. flirtatiously. XVIII.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

philander

views updated May 23 2018

philander (of a man) readily or frequently enter into casual sexual relationships with women, from the earlier noun philander ‘man, husband’, often used in literature as the given name of a lover.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES