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

Defense lawyers portrayed the brothers as playboys who liked to party, rather than as criminals, and tried to undermine the victims’ credibility. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Oct. 2026

Eventually, Musk began comparing himself to a real-life Tony Stark — part playboy with the power-chord intros, part savant innovator, part superhero. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

Steinem set out to expose the working conditions and interior lives of the bunnies slinging booze to the playboys who patronized the club. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Beatty was famous for his playboy persona before meeting Bening. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

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