man-about-town

man-about-town
Synonyms and related words:
Beau Brummel, arbiter of fashion, beau, blade, blood, bon vivant, boulevardier, city slicker, clotheshorse, clubman, clubwoman, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, coxcomb, dandy, deb, debutante, dude, excellent companion, exquisite, fashion plate, fashionable, fine gentleman, fop, fribble, gallant, good company, good mixer, jack-a-dandy, jackanapes, joiner, lady-killer, macaroni, man of experience, masher, mixer, mondain, mondaine, nightclub habitue, playboy, pleasant company, puppy, slicker, social lion, socialite, sophisticate, spark, sport, subdeb, subdebutante, swell, swinger, taste-maker, tone-setter, trend-setter

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Man About Town — may refer to: A Man About Town, a 1923 silent comedy featuring Stan Laurel Warner Baxter Man About Town (1939 film), a musical comedy featuring Jack Benny and Dorothy Lamour Man About Town (1947 film), English title of the 1947 French film Le… …   Wikipedia

  • Man About Town — Título Un destino compartido Diario de un ejecutivo agresivo Ficha técnica Dirección Mike Binder Producción Sammy Lee Jack Binder Michael Rotenberg …   Wikipedia Español

  • man about town — (plural ,men about town) noun count a man who goes to a lot of fashionable parties, restaurants, clubs, etc …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • man about town — ► man about town a fashionable and sociable man. Main Entry: ↑man …   English terms dictionary

  • man about town — man′ about town′ n. a sophisticated man who frequents fashionable places • Etymology: 1775–85 …   From formal English to slang

  • man about town — n. a worldly man who spends much time in fashionable restaurants, clubs, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Man About Town — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Man About Town Produktionsland USA …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • man about town — a socially active, sophisticated man who frequents fashionable nightclubs, theaters, restaurants, etc.; playboy; boulevardier. [1775 85] * * * man about town UK US noun [countable] [singular man about town plural ˌmen about ˈtown …   Useful english dictionary

  • man about town — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms man about town : singular man about town plural men about town a man who goes to a lot of fashionable parties, restaurants, clubs etc …   English dictionary

  • man-about-town — noun a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure • Syn: ↑playboy, ↑Corinthian • Hypernyms: ↑hedonist, ↑pagan, ↑pleasure seeker * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • man about town — noun A worldly, social man who gets about . To Bertha this was a charm rather than a defect; his bashful candour touched her, and she compared it favourably with the foolish worldliness of the imaginary man about town whose dissipation she always …   Wiktionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”