adulterer
Betrayer of vows
An adulterer is a married person who has sex with someone other than their spouse.
The term carries moral and legal weight, appearing in religious texts, divorce proceedings, and discussions of infidelity.
Though technically gender-neutral, adulterer often refers to men, with adulteress sometimes used for women.
The commandment forbids bearing false witness and names the adulterer among sinners.
Habitual romantic cheater
- two-timerOne conducting parallel romances
- cheaterOne who acts dishonestly
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
- extramaritalOutside the marriage bond
affair · mistress · paramour · lover · liaison · fling · tryst · cuckold
Proverbial ladies' man
- LotharioHabitual seducer of women
- Don JuanLegendary womanizer archetype
- libertineOne lacking moral restraint
- rakeTined yard implement
playboy · womanizer · gigolo · seducer · roué · lecher · cad · bounder
Violator of moral law
- transgressorOne who violates rules
- fornicatorOne engaging outside marriage
- immoralContrary to ethical principles
- scandalousMorally offensive or shocking
shameless · unrepentant · guilty · condemned · scarlet letter · stoning · shunned
One who breaks allegiance
- oath-breakerOne who violates vows
- deceiverOne who tricks others
- disloyalUntrue to commitments
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
One who captivates others
- flirtPlayfully attract attention
- temptressWoman who entices
- coquetteTeasing, insincere charmer
- smooth-talkerPersuasive, flattering speaker
enticement · allure · conquest · pursuer · heartbreaker · siren · vixen · intriguer
philanderer
Habitual romantic cheater
- two-timerOne conducting parallel romances
- cheaterOne who acts dishonestly
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
extramarital · affair · mistress · paramour · lover · liaison · fling · tryst · cuckold · unfaithfulness
Casanova
Proverbial ladies' man
- LotharioHabitual seducer of women
- Don JuanLegendary womanizer archetype
- libertineOne lacking moral restraint
rake · playboy · womanizer · gigolo · seducer · roué · lecher · cad · bounder · scarlet woman
sinner
Violator of moral law
- transgressorOne who violates rules
- fornicatorOne engaging outside marriage
- immoralContrary to ethical principles
scandalous · shameless · unrepentant · guilty · condemned · scarlet letter · stoning · shunned
betrayer
One who breaks allegiance
- oath-breakerOne who violates vows
- deceiverOne who tricks others
- disloyalUntrue to commitments
charmer
One who captivates others
smooth-talker · enticement · allure · conquest · pursuer · heartbreaker · siren · vixen · intriguer · dalliance
- infidelityaffair, cheating, cheater, affairs, unfaithful
- sinnerssinner, transgressor, evildoer, wrongdoer, blasphemer
- cheaterscheat, cheater, con artist, swindler, deceiver
- Traitorstraitor, turncoat, betrayer, Judas, Benedict Arnold
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- villainsvillain, antagonists, Darth Vader, evil characters, Joker
- committed adulteryWas sexually unfaithful while married
- commit adulterySexual infidelity in marriage
- committing adulterySexual infidelity while married
- adultery lawsLegislation criminalizing spousal unfaithfulness
- adulterated goodsProducts compromised by additives
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