: 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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The series will tell the story of how a young woman, Silvia, who was working at the Munich Olympics, met Carl Gustaf, the Crown Prince of Sweden, a playboy and the guest of honor at the Games.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
In one of the musical’s many stomach-turning late developments, its resident rake, a bisexual playboy played by Claybourne Elder (doing better after his carriage accident), sets his sights on a 14-year-old girl who has slipped into the party from Poughkeepsie (Maya Rowe) and tries to rape her.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Based on characters created by author James Patterson, the show stars Aldis Hodge as the titular detective who, in Season 2, worked to solve the murder of a billionaire playboy.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Young courtesan wannabe Gigi (Leslie Caron) and Parisian playboy Gaston (Louis Jourdan) see each other as just friends, until romance intercedes in the musical confection.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
In one of the musical’s many stomach-turning late developments, its resident rake, a bisexual playboy played by Claybourne Elder (doing better after his carriage accident), sets his sights on a 14-year-old girl who has slipped into the party from Poughkeepsie (Maya Rowe) and tries to rape her.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Based on characters created by author James Patterson, the show stars Aldis Hodge as the titular detective who, in Season 2, worked to solve the murder of a billionaire playboy.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Young courtesan wannabe Gigi (Leslie Caron) and Parisian playboy Gaston (Louis Jourdan) see each other as just friends, until romance intercedes in the musical confection.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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 3 Apr. 2026.
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playboy
noun
play·boy
-ˌbȯi 
: a man whose chief interest is the pursuit of pleasure
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