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Answer : PHILANDER
philander, womanize, womanise – v
have amorous affairs; of men; “He has been womanizing for years”
SYNONYMS
cheat, screw around, step out
IN A SENTENCE
he can’t seem to stop philandering, even now that he’s on his fifth marriage
Lucy is charmed by Mark, who has a reputation for philandering.
ETYMOLOGY
[Philander] 1737, “pay court to women, especially without serious intent; flirt,” from the noun meaning “a lover” (1700), from Philander, popular name for a lover in stories, drama, and poetry, from Greek adjective philandros “with love for people,” perhaps mistaken as meaning “a loving man,” from phil- “loving” (see philo-) + andr-, stem of anēr “man, male, husband” (see anthropo-). In later 20c. use more sexual than flirtatious. Related: Philandered; philandering.
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