womanizer

American  

[woom-uh-nahy-zer] / ˈwʊm əˌnaɪ zər /

especially British, womaniser

noun

womanizers plural

1. a philanderer.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• womanizers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of womanizer

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

Explanation

If you've ever known a man who can't keep his eyes off every single woman who walks by, you can call him a womanizer — especially if he's constantly handing out his phone number. A womanizer is a man who always seems to have a new girlfriend, and who has no hesitation about starting up a new relationship before he's ended the last one. Usually, these relationships are sexual and don't last long. The noun womanizer comes from the verb womanize, which originally meant "to make effeminate." By the late 1800s, the meaning shifted to mean "to chase women."

Example Sentences

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womanizer womanizers

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

Burr’s reputation as a notorious womanizer or as a lavish spender who always managed to stay one step ahead of his creditors did not trouble Hamilton.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

She is also pitied because of her impulsive marriage to Vadinho, one of the great gamblers and womanizers in all Brazil.

From Time Magazine Archive