Definition of PHILANDER

philander

Plural: philanders

Verb

  • have amorous affairs; of men
  • talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
  • To woo women; to play the male flirt.

Noun

  • A lover.
  • A South American opossum, bare-tailed woolly opossum, of species Caluromys philander (syn. Didelphis philander).
  • A greater bilby, an Australian marsupial of species Macrotis lagotis (syn. Perameles lagotis).

Origin / Etymology

From the given name Philander, used as a name for flirtatious characters in several 18th century stories, from Ancient Greek Φίλανδρος (Phílandros), name of the mythological son of the nymph Acacallis and the god Apollo. Semantically disconnected from the adjective φίλανδρος (phílandros, “loving one’s husband; excessively attracted to males, slutty, boy crazy”).

Scrabble Score: 15

philander: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
philander: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
philander: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

philander: valid Words With Friends Word