playboy

noun

play·​boy ˈplā-ˌbȯi 

: a man who lives a life devoted chiefly to the pursuit of pleasure

Examples of playboy in a Sentence

She was dating a rich American playboy who was seeing two other women at the same time.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adding to the conversation, director Matt Shakman pointed out that despite previous iterations depicting the character as a silly playboy, the source material also details a superhero with great intelligence and self-deprecation. —Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Apr. 2025

Lady Cho proposes a romantic bet to her admirer, the playboy Cho Won, setting the events of the story into motion. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025

After portraying billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne and his caped alter ego Batman across several films, the actor looks back on his superhero tenure with mixed feelings. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025

And then Mai meets Duong (Tuan Tran), a romantic playboy. —Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for playboy

• ahoy
• alloy
• annoy
• carboy
• convoy
• cowboy
• decoy
• deploy
• destroy
• employ
• employe
• enjoy

Kids Definition

playboy

noun

play·​boy -ˌbȯi 

: a man whose chief interest is the pursuit of pleasure