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womanizer

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Etymology

From womanize + -er.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈwʊm.əˌnaɪ.zəɹ/
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Noun

womanizer (plural womanizers)

  1. A man who habitually flirts with and seduces, or attempts to seduce, women.
    • 1987 May 3, William Safire, “ON LANGUAGE; Vamping Till Ready”, in The New York Times:
      A couple of months ago, in a piece about the language of self-involvement, I quoted a girlfriend of Woody Allen as having described the actor as "very much of a womanizer, very self-involved."
    • 2013 April 22, Jane Garapick, “Womanizer Signs: 5 Warning Signs That You're Dating A Womanizer”, in HuffPost:
      Getting back into the dating game after a painful divorce is never easy, and the proliferation of womanizers looking to take advantage of your vulnerability only makes things worse.

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