プレイボーイ

also: プレーボーイ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

playboy

Refers to a man who pursues a life of pleasure, especially one who is wealthy and has many casual romantic relationships. Often carries a stylish or glamorous connotation.

彼かれは有ゆう名めいなプレイボーイで、いつも美び女じょに囲かこまれ

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He is a famous playboy, always surrounded by beautiful women.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉はプレイボーイだsomeone is a playboy
彼かれは大だい学がく時じ代だいからプレイボーイだった。
He's been a playboy since his college days.
プレイボーイで有ゆう名めいだto be famous as a playboy
彼かれはプレイボーイで有ゆう名めいな俳はい優ゆうだ。
He's an actor famous for being a playboy.

Related words

色いろ男おとこ
色男 emphasizes a handsome, charming man who attracts women, while プレイボーイ focuses on his habit of dating many women casually.
遊あそび人にん
遊び人 describes someone who lives a carefree, pleasure-seeking lifestyle in general, whereas プレイボーイ specifically highlights romantic conquests.
女おんな好ずき
女好き simply means a man who likes women a lot, while プレイボーイ implies a more stylish, successful ladies' man image.
軟なん派ぱ
プレイボーイ is a borrowed English term for a womanizer with a slightly glamorous connotation, while 軟派 more directly emphasizes the skill or habit of picking up women.
狼おおかみ
プレイボーイ is a casual loanword for a womanizer, while 狼 is the more metaphorical, slightly literary way to call a man predatory with women.

Opposites

堅かた物ぶつ
堅物 describes a serious, straight-laced person with no interest in romance, the opposite of the flirtatious プレイボーイ.

Built from

プレイ+ボーイ

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'playboy'.