遊あそび人にん

noun

playboy; libertine; debauchee

Refers to a man who spends his time and money on pleasure, especially drinking and women. Often carries a negative or disapproving tone.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、遊あそび人にんとして有ゆう名めいだった。

  He was famous as a playboy when he was young.

• 遊あそび人にんだった父ちちが、母ははと出で会あって変かわった。

  My father, who was a libertine, changed after meeting my mother.

noun

professional gambler

A person who makes a living through gambling. This usage is somewhat dated and may be encountered in historical or yakuza-related contexts.

• 昔むかし、遊あそび人にんといえば博打ばくちで食くっている人ひとを指さした。

  In the old days, 遊び人 referred to someone who made a living by gambling.

noun

idler; freeloader; person without a steady job

Describes someone who avoids regular work and lives off others or drifts through life. Can be used critically or self-deprecatingly.

• 定てい職しょくにつかず、遊あそび人にんのような生せい活かつを送おくっている。

  He doesn't have a steady job and lives like an idler.

• 親おやのすねをかじる遊あそび人にんにはなりたくない。

  I don't want to become a freeloader who lives off my parents.