philanderer• Then like a fool he had spoken of Maud, and Sarah had seen him as nothing more than a philanderer.• And the middle-agedphilanderer, it turns out, is as mythical as the sexless middle-aged woman.• UniversalPictures wanted Chase to play house philandererOtter, and the role was offered to him.
Originphilanderer
(1800-1900)philander“lover”((17-19 centuries)), from Philander name given to a lover on old plays, from Greekphil-“loving” (from philos; → -PHILE) + aner“man”