man about town

man about town Word Origin See more synonyms for man about town on Thesaurus.com noun

1. a socially active, sophisticated man who frequents fashionable nightclubs, theaters, restaurants, etc.; playboy; boulevardier.

Origin of man about town First recorded in 1775–85 Related Words for man about town cosmopolitan, man-about-town, mondain, mondaine British Dictionary definitions for man about town man about town noun

1. a fashionable sophisticate, esp one in a big city

Idioms and Phrases with man about town man about town

A man who frequently attends fashionable social functions, as in Fred is quite the man about town these days. This expression, first recorded in 1734, uses town in the sense of “a sophisticated place” as opposed to rural settings.