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

Bernheim deployed his strangely mesmerizing, bifurcated technique to embody a womanizer who is ultimately obsessed with his own desires.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

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

A former cricket star who has married three times, Khan once had a reputation as a womanizer but has now embraced a conservative Islam.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2021

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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