: 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.
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Among them was Yugoslavian playboy Dusko Popov, a real-life double agent who is said to have inspired Ian Fleming’s James Bond character.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Dani's on-again, off-again relationship with playboy photographer Andre — who's also her sister's ex's nephew — has become more ambiguous than ever in recent weeks.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Receiving a cut of every Cadillac sold in California, Tommy lived a playboy life, speeding cars, dating starlets, and competing in drag races along the dry desert lake beds of the Mojave Desert, hurtling across the sand in goggles at over 100 miles per hour.
—Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Marty Supreme stars Timothée Chalamet as a cocky playboy ping-pong player, and that’s not even the most interesting part.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Dani's on-again, off-again relationship with playboy photographer Andre — who's also her sister's ex's nephew — has become more ambiguous than ever in recent weeks.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Receiving a cut of every Cadillac sold in California, Tommy lived a playboy life, speeding cars, dating starlets, and competing in drag races along the dry desert lake beds of the Mojave Desert, hurtling across the sand in goggles at over 100 miles per hour.
—Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Marty Supreme stars Timothée Chalamet as a cocky playboy ping-pong player, and that’s not even the most interesting part.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Aug. 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 Oct. 2025.
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playboy
noun
play·boy
-ˌbȯi 
: a man whose chief interest is the pursuit of pleasure
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