womanizer

American

[woom-uh-nahy-zer] / ˈwʊm əˌnaɪ zər /

especially British, womaniser

noun

a philanderer.

Etymology

Origin of womanizer

First recorded in 1920–25; womanize + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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Tucker points to White’s knack for finding sympathetic qualities in even the most potentially loathsome characters, such as Jake Lacy’s callow newlywed in Season 1, or Theo James’ lying womanizer in Season 2.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023

Don Draper was as charming as the ads he wrote, but he was a chronic womanizer, a lousy dad and a subpar boss.

From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2021

It’s an interesting performance that nevertheless transforms Casanova to the point that he is no longer a believable womanizer.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2021

Suppose, 50 years hence, the consensus of the moment is that Martin Luther King Jr. was a womanizer and a misogynist?

From Washington Times • Sep. 30, 2020

Oskar Schindler has been called many names: scoundrel, womanizer, war profiteer, drunk.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

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