as in lover
a man given to seducing women
the candidate's reputation as a womanizer really cost him with voters
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Recent Examples of womanizer
Cohen plays Damien Sachs, a womanizer who wakes up in a parallel universe dominated by women.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Past friends and former associates described him to me as an exceptionally cunning con man, a consummate charmer, and a womanizer.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
After years of being known as a womanizer, Barney settled down and married Robin in the show's final season.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Kudos to Gosling, though, for making the skinny-suit-wearing womanizer Jacob more than just an exceptionally sculpted torso.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
The brothers, their lawyers conceded, were womanizers.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Sandro Petraglia’s script characterizes him as a dashing rogue out of his depth, an artistic genius in an illicit trade, a disco-loving womanizer, all of which Castellitto performs with confidence.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
The same outlet had previously reported that Urban’s been a womanizer for years.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 Nov. 2025
Keaton also starred as a playwright/mother who becomes involved with a nefarious womanizer (Jack Nicholson) in Something’s Gotta Give (2003), good for her fourth best actress Oscar nomination.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Past friends and former associates described him to me as an exceptionally cunning con man, a consummate charmer, and a womanizer.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
After years of being known as a womanizer, Barney settled down and married Robin in the show's final season.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Kudos to Gosling, though, for making the skinny-suit-wearing womanizer Jacob more than just an exceptionally sculpted torso.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
The brothers, their lawyers conceded, were womanizers.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Sandro Petraglia’s script characterizes him as a dashing rogue out of his depth, an artistic genius in an illicit trade, a disco-loving womanizer, all of which Castellitto performs with confidence.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
The same outlet had previously reported that Urban’s been a womanizer for years.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 Nov. 2025
Keaton also starred as a playwright/mother who becomes involved with a nefarious womanizer (Jack Nicholson) in Something’s Gotta Give (2003), good for her fourth best actress Oscar nomination.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for womanizer
Noun
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In recent years, sourdough has become a popular choice for bread lovers.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
13 June 2026
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With a full orchestra, full choir, that's just something that's amazing to me a true music lover.—
Damien Henderson,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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People are turned into wolves, there are ogres and undead creatures of the sea who lure others to their demise.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Conservationist Douglas Smith, whose work protecting wolves in Yellowstone has informed the brand’s long-standing stewardship initiatives, also addressed attendees, further connecting the gallery’s design narrative to JMM’s broader cultural and philanthropic interests.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
Noun
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All that, plus Liev Schreiber as a pill-popping philanderer named Tag, Dakota Fanning in pregnancy prosthetics, and Donna Lynne Champlin as the beleaguered detective trying to solve the murder.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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Is Jack a do-nothing philanderer while Shyanne desperately tries to preserve their five-year romance, or is the truth more complicated than that?—
Todd Gilchrist,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Released on March 24, 1971, the conceptual song cycle of a poetic middle-aged lecher crashing his Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost and subsequently romancing the teenage Nelson, profoundly impacted everyone from Beck to Air, Portishead to Pulp.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2021
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The bawdy comic story lines are well-performed, most prominently by Brian Ibsen as the pompous lecher, Lucio.—
Philip Brandes,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Oct. 2019
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In the movie’s fuzzy metaphysics, Shelley wills herself into the consciousness of a character named Ida (also played by Buckley), a young woman angling for survival in 1930s Chicago — a colorful, dangerous world of bawdy lotharios and lethal gangsters.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Or where LaKeith Stanfield, as an elusive local lothario, uses his legend-has-it oral sex skills to literally suck the souls out of women.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Womanizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/womanizer. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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