noun
person of leisure; playboy; idler
Refers to someone without a steady job who spends time on pleasure; can carry a slightly old-fashioned or literary tone. Compare 遊び人 (あそびにん), which is more common in modern speech.
彼は定職に就かず、遊人のような生活を送っている。
He doesn't have a steady job and lives like a man of leisure.
江戸時代の遊人は、現代の感覚とは少し違う。
The playboys of the Edo period were a bit different from the modern idea.