: a man who lives a life devoted chiefly to the pursuit of pleasure
Examples of playboy in a Sentence
She was dating a rich American playboy who was seeing two other women at the same time.
Recent Examples on the Web
Aldis Hodge as the detective and forensic psychologist who looks into the minds of killers to catch them goes on the hunt in the second season trailer for Cross for a ruthless vigilante pursuing a billionaire businessman tied to the murder of a playboy.
—
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
At first there was no real link between the two New York playboys.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
Furthermore, at his funeral, Juliet learns that Romeo was quite the playboy and had a host of other relationships — not just with other females.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2025
This isn’t the shadowy loner, or millionaire playboy, fans are used to.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 10 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for playboy
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Playboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playboy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
Kids Definition
playboy
noun
play·boy
-ˌbȯi 
: a man whose chief interest is the pursuit of pleasure
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
