philander
verb
phi·lan·der
fə-ˈlan-dər 
philandered; philandering
fə-ˈlan-d(ə-)riŋ
: to have casual or illicit sex with a person or with many people
especially
: to be sexually unfaithful to one's spouse
—usually used of a man
… her philandering brother-in-law; and … the schoolteacher he philanders with. —
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he can't seem to stop philandering, even now that he's on his fifth marriage
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In Season 2, Michael Imperioli’s character Dominic – a philandering Hollywood hotshot in Sicily with his father and son – received a severe tirade over the phone from his furious wife, expertly voiced by Oscar-winner Laura Dern.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Benjamin, the engaged, philandering filmmaker in Rapture, may be that kind of person.
—Haley Mlotek, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Treat Williams, in his last filmed performance as Babe’s philandering husband, CBS head Bill Paley, is both warm and brutally chauvinistic — by far the best work in the show.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2024
The book is narrated by a woman left to raise Renata, the dull and doomy teen-age daughter of a philandering husband who has abandoned them.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
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Dan Heching, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Benjamin, the engaged, philandering filmmaker in Rapture, may be that kind of person.
—Haley Mlotek, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Treat Williams, in his last filmed performance as Babe’s philandering husband, CBS head Bill Paley, is both warm and brutally chauvinistic — by far the best work in the show.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2024
The book is narrated by a woman left to raise Renata, the dull and doomy teen-age daughter of a philandering husband who has abandoned them.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Philander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/philander. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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philander
verb
phi·lan·der
fə-ˈlan-dər
philandered; philandering
-d(ə-)riŋ
: to be sexually unfaithful to one's wife
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