playboy

[pley-boi]

noun

1. a man who pursues a life of pleasure without responsibility or attachments, especially one who is of comfortable means.

playboy

/ ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. a man, esp one of private means, who devotes himself to the pleasures of nightclubs, expensive holiday resorts, female company, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of playboy¹

First recorded in 1620–30; play + boy

Example Sentences

It is about a con-man taking on the identity of a wealthy playboy.

From BBC

But since he was a young man, he has been obsessed with creating a macho image, inventing the persona of a high-flying playboy and king of the New York real estate world.

From Salon

Not only did its first installments change directors and tones, they even radically changed Hunt’s personality from a loudmouth to a playboy to a devoted husband.

From Los Angeles Times

He has the tender, shining eyes of an ingenue while Del Campo, who has a striking birthmark on her cheek, is a femme fatale able to hold her own against Wolff’s selfish, useless playboy.

From Los Angeles Times

“I think Gavin Newsom is what all of us think of when we think of a slick, wealthy California playboy kind of guy,” Harpootlian said from his law office in Columbia.

From Los Angeles Times