philanderer
Unfaithful romantic partner
A philanderer is a man who engages in casual sexual affairs, typically while married or in a committed relationship.
The word carries connotations of habitual behavior and emotional carelessness—a philanderer pursues conquests rather than connections: Her father was a notorious philanderer who broke her mother's heart.
The verb philander and adjective philandering share this sense.
Habitual seducer of women
- Don JuanLegendary womanizer archetype
- rakeTined yard implement
- libertineOne lacking moral restraint
- playboyWealthy hedonist, carefree lifestyle
ladies' man · roué · lecher · skirt-chaser · wolf · seducer · debauchee · profligate
Dishonest, unscrupulous person
- cadDishonorable man
- rogueDishonest or uncontrolled agent
- knaveDishonest, unprincipled person
- dastardContemptible coward
sleaze · lech · rake · bounder · dishonorable · unscrupulous · shameless · predatory
One who acts dishonestly
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
- extramaritalOutside the marriage bond
betrayal · mistress · paramour · two-timer · adultery · dalliance · tryst · indiscretion
One who captivates others
- enticingPowerfully attractive
- alluringPowerfully appealing
- smooth-talkerPersuasive, flattering speaker
- beguilingCharmingly deceptive
suave · silver-tongued · persuasive · captivating · irresistible · debonair · conquest · pickup artist
lothario
Habitual seducer of women
playboy · ladies' man · roué · lecher · skirt-chaser · wolf · seducer · debauchee · profligate · flirt
scoundrel
Dishonest, unscrupulous person
dastard · sleaze · lech · rake · bounder · dishonorable · unscrupulous · shameless · predatory · exploitative
cheater
One who acts dishonestly
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
extramarital · betrayal · mistress · paramour · two-timer · adultery · dalliance · tryst · indiscretion · illicit
charmer
One who captivates others
- enticingPowerfully attractive
- alluringPowerfully appealing
- smooth-talkerPersuasive, flattering speaker
beguiling · suave · silver-tongued · persuasive · captivating · irresistible · debonair · conquest · pickup artist · sweet-talker
- Don JuanDon Juan, Don Giovanni, seducer, libertine, Mozart
- promiscuitypromiscuity, sleeping around, casual sex, hookups, one-night stands
- seducersseducer, lothario, womanizer, rake, libertine
- cheaterscheat, cheater, con artist, swindler, deceiver
- scoundrelsscoundrel, rogue, knave, cad, villain
- betrayerstraitor, betrayer, backstabber, turncoat, double-crosser
philanderermonogamist
One who pairs exclusively
faithful wife · faithful · celibate · constant · virgin
philandererfamily man
Husband devoted to household
monogamous · hopeless romantic · true love · knight in shining armor · romantic