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womanizer

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Etymology

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From womanize +‎ -er (agent noun).

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈwʊm.əˌnaɪ.zəɹ/
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  • Hyphenation: wom‧an‧iz‧er

Noun

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womanizer (plural womanizers)

  1. A man who habitually flirts with and seduces, or attempts to seduce, women.
    Synonyms: bounder, cad, Casanova, lady's man, lecher, Lothario, philanderer, playboy, player, rake, Romeo, skirt chaser, wencher
    • 1987 May 3, William Safire, “ON LANGUAGE; Vamping Till Ready”, in The New York Times[1]:
      A couple of months ago, in a piece about the language of self-involvement, I quoted a girlfriend of Woody Allen as having described the actor as “very much of a womanizer, very self-involved”.
    • 2012 November 27, Rachel Hills, “No, Not Every Guy Wants to be a Player”, in The Atlantic[2]:
      Sometimes the stereotype is framed as light and cheeky—think the “boys will be boys” mentality exemplified by sitcom womanizers such as How I Met Your Mother's Barney Stinson or Two and a Half Men's Charlie Harper.
    • 2013 April 22, Jane Garapick, “Womanizer Signs: 5 Warning Signs That You're Dating A Womanizer”, in HuffPost[3]:
      Getting back into the dating game after a painful divorce is never easy, and the proliferation of womanizers looking to take advantage of your vulnerability only makes things worse.

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