womanizer

noun

Definition of womanizernext
as in lover
a man given to seducing women the candidate's reputation as a womanizer really cost him with voters

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  1. lover
  2. wolf
  3. philanderer
  4. lecher
  5. lothario
Noun
  • The future outlook, unfortunately, is cloudy for lovers of the morning cup o’ Joe.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The film, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and was nominated for five Oscars, stars Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo as young lovers and creates a style all its own through its dazzling use of choreography, color and singing.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of lover
Noun
  • Gray wolves and moose roam freely, a restless dance of predator and prey subject to an iconic, decades-long study of the volatile population dynamics.
    Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The Endangered Species Act allowed wolves to reemerge Wolves once roamed across all of North America.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of wolf
Noun
  • All that, plus Liev Schreiber as a pill-popping philanderer named Tag, Dakota Fanning in pregnancy prosthetics, and Donna Lynne Champlin as the beleaguered detective trying to solve the murder.
    Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Though he had been banned from baseball since 1989, served five months in a federal prison camp for income tax evasion, was a known philanderer and a largely unsuccessful gambler, Rose remained one of the most beloved former athletes in the nation.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of philanderer
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  • Released on March 24, 1971, the conceptual song cycle of a poetic middle-aged lecher crashing his Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost and subsequently romancing the teenage Nelson, profoundly impacted everyone from Beck to Air, Portishead to Pulp.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The bawdy comic story lines are well-performed, most prominently by Brian Ibsen as the pompous lecher, Lucio.
    Philip Brandes, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2019
Definition of lecher
Noun
  • The duo’s insecurities and love play off each other well; two lotharios being humbled by love.
    Dylan Green, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2024
  • His previous roles include playing a lothario in the acclaimed 1966 feature Alfie.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2023
Definition of lothario
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