Player (dating)
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A player (known in the UK as a womaniser) is a U.S. based slang term for an individual who plays the field and has multiple active sexual relationships simultaneously. Sometimes spelled as "playa" in the context of hip-hop culture.
In practice, "player" is normally used to apply to men, but the term can just as easily be applied to women, as there are players of both genders.
At least according to stereotype, the player is the individual whose seduction skills and sexual attractiveness are exceptional to have multiple sex partners simultaneously. Furthermore, a player chooses to have multiple sex partners during the same time frame.
The definition of player contains no distinction regarding the awareness of the sex partners about the player's "sleeping around."