playboy
noun
a man who pursues a life of pleasure without responsibility or attachments, especially one who is of comfortable means.
playboys
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pluralof playboy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Paul was “one of the most gregarious playboys in New York City,” according to biographer Frank Brady, author of “The Publisher,” and Paul and William Randolph Hearst were regulars at New York nightclubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
In a different sequence, our ensemble characters take turns reading an online screed caricaturing billionaires as yacht-bound playboys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
Until his social media ban, Tate was operating something called Hustler University, which promised, for $49 a month, to turn his audience into rich playboys, as he presents himself to be.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2022
In this world, playboys are pathetic and pitiable, which reads like a plea for modern audiences to cut maligned men more slack.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2021
He worships the vuvv playboys he works for.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
