man-about-town
Example Sentences
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He rose from humble pastoral beginnings to become a man about town in an industry where Black people weren’t afforded such prominent positions.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023
Gwendolen also comes recommended by one of Nellie’s children, oldest son Niven, a James Bond-ish man about town.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022
Nathaniel Parker Willis, the famous writer, editor of the weekly newspaper the Home Journal, and man about town, had taken Catherine into his home when she first separated from Forrest.
From Slate • May 27, 2022
He's not exactly a man about town, so there's not much known about his food and drink choices.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2021
Nature's a fraud and a fizzle, that is if yer can't fake her out With the taste of a man about town, ony sort as knows wot he 's about.
From Mr. Punch's Cockney Humour by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
