Dictionary

playboy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpleɪbɔɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From play + boy.

Meanings

1. A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.
   • Exclusive nightclubs are out of style with me / 'Cause I don't associate with high society / I don't hang around playboy millionaires / I'm just an ordinary guy you left behind 1969, Joe Bataan, “Ordinary Guy”:

Forms

Coordinates

playgirl

Deriveds

playboyism · playboylike · playboyish

Synonyms

hedonist

Translations (51)

hu playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · ko 바람둥이 (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · it playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · la asōtus (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · cs svěťák (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · ru пове́са (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · cs flamendr (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · bg плейбой (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · fr playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · es golfo (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · ga croíán (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · es mujeriego (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · hu aranyifjú (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · cs playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · ru ловела́с (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · nl casanova (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · fr play-boy (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · tr çapkın (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · be плэйбой (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · cmn 花花公子 (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · de Lebemann (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · ar مُسْتَهْتَر (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · nl don juan (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · sv playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · tr kazanova (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · ga buachaill báire (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · vi kẻ/người phóng đãng (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · ja 遊び人 (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · eo donĵuano (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · eo bonvivanto (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · bar Fescha Kampe (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · tr playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · ko 난봉꾼 (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · fa پلیبوی (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · tr hovarda (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · pl playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · tl pabling (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · sv lebeman (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · de Playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · no levemann (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · he נַעַר שַׁעֲשׁוּעִים (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · ja やりちん (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · de Salonlöwe (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · fa عیاشی جوان (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · ru гуля́ка (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · nl playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · pt playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · fi playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · fi rattopoika (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · tl palikero (man who devotes himself to pleasure) · ru плейбо́й (man who devotes himself to pleasure)