player

player
n
a person who has multiple and simulta-neous sexual partners, 'a smooth talker who cheats, is stylish'. This vogue term, heard among younger speakers since 2000, probably derives from the notion of 'playing around' or 'playing the field'. It probably originated in black US speech.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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