Definitions

man about town

NOUN

social man

Synonyms

WEAK

citizen of the world city slicker cosmopolitan fashionable man man of the world mondain mondaine

man-about-town

NOUN

sophisticated man

Synonyms

STRONG

Corinthian cosmopolitan playboy sophisticate

WEAK

citizen of the world city slicker

Example Sentences

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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

Will Smith was a man about town Sunday, celebrating his Oscar win with his wife and kids at an after-party, acting as if he hadn’t slapped Chris Rock.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 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

The 'Peerage' is the one book a young man about town should know thoroughly, and it is the best thing in fiction the English have ever done.

From Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man by Wilde, Oscar