: a man who lives a life devoted chiefly to the pursuit of pleasure
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She was dating a rich American playboy who was seeing two other women at the same time.
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In between Groff’s legs, Reeves pretending to look shocked, then threw up his best rock-and-roll hands, thrilled to be betwixt the legs of a manic gay man singing jazz standards as a long-dead playboy with significant mommy issues.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 June 2025
Ari Tan) Bitter after losing his job, Jonathan recruits a down-on-her-luck actress and a cynical playboy to aid in his journey from Mexico to Panama before spinal surgery.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 May 2025
The previous movies focused on a rich playboy who steals art.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
What to order: Go ahead and get that $16 playboy roll.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 June 2025
Ari Tan) Bitter after losing his job, Jonathan recruits a down-on-her-luck actress and a cynical playboy to aid in his journey from Mexico to Panama before spinal surgery.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 May 2025
The previous movies focused on a rich playboy who steals art.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
What to order: Go ahead and get that $16 playboy roll.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for playboy
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“Playboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playboy. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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playboy
noun
play·boy
-ˌbȯi 
: a man whose chief interest is the pursuit of pleasure
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