philanderer

English edit

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

(General American) IPA^(key): /fɪ.ˈlæn.də.ɹɚ/, /fɪ.ˈlæn.dɚ.ɚ/, enPR: fĭ-lănʹ-də-rər, fĭ-lănʹ-dər-ər
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɪ.ˈlæn.də.ɹə/, enPR: fĭ-lănʹ-də-rə
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Hyphenation (US): phi‧lan‧der‧er; (UK): phil‧an‧der‧er

philanderer (plural philanderers)

One who plays at courtship; a fickle lover; a flirt (usually applies only to men).
Someone who engages in casual sex – usually frequently.

fickle lover

Bulgarian: флиртаджия m (flirtadžija), донжуан (bg) m (donžuan)
Dutch: vrouwenversierder (nl)
Estonian: liiderdaja, elumees
Finnish: auervaara (fi), hurmuri (fi)
French: flirteur (fr) m, charmeur (fr) m
German: Charmeur (de) m, Schönredner m
Hungarian: szívtipró (hu)
Italian: farfallone (it) m
Japanese: 漁色家 (ぎょしょくか, gyoshokuka)
Polish: flirciarz, kobieciarz (pl)
Portuguese: namorador (pt) m
Russian: ба́бник (ru) m (bábnik), донжуа́н (ru) m (donžuán), волоки́та (ru) m (volokíta)
Spanish: donjuán (es) m
Turkish: flört (tr)

someone who engages in casual sex