放ほう蕩とう家か

noun

debauchee; profligate; philanderer

Dated term for a person who indulges in dissipation, especially sexual promiscuity or reckless spending. Often used in literary or historical contexts. Compare with 放蕩者 (ほうとうもの), which is more common.

See also: 放蕩者

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、放ほう蕩とう家かとして名なを馳はせた。

  In his youth, he made a name for himself as a debauchee.

• その小しょう説せつの主しゅ人じん公こうは、財ざい産さんを使つかい果はたした放ほう蕩とう家かだ。

  The protagonist of that novel is a profligate who squandered his fortune.