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Synonyms

womanizer

American  
[woom-uh-nahy-zer] / ˈwʊm əˌnaɪ zər /
especially British, womaniser

noun

  1. a philanderer.


Etymology

Origin of womanizer

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

Example Sentences

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The inclusion of a clone of Mahatma Gandhi, depicted as a party animal and a womanizer, led to protests and hunger strikes, ultimately getting the plug pulled on the show.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

He is visionary and short-sighted, arrogant and convivial, an academic and an outdoorsman, a family man and a womanizer, a defender of the working class and a man of undisguised privilege.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 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

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

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