cad
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Charlie, meanwhile, sets out to ensure that Lady Jemima’s suitor, the ne’er-do-well Thomas Smythe-Roberts, is revealed as a womanizing cad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
But his career as a humorous cad took off in 1980 when he landed the part of the “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot” Franklin Hart Jr. in Colin Higgins’ radical feminist comedy, “9 to 5.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024
The underdog here is Mark Ruffalo, whose comic turn as the cad Duncan Wedderburn in "Poor Things."
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2024
In the past, words or phrases deemed to have stepped over the line include "impertinent dog", "cad", "blethering", "guttersnipe" and "git".
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2023
"I think you’re a cad," said the King.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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You excel at playing cads — Withnail, Jack Hock and now J.M.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2023
There may be nothing princely about Bitton’s portrayal, but he’s so much more lovable than the posh cads of swankier Benedicks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
The character was probably based on acting colleague - and fellow portrayer of cads - Terry-Thomas.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2022
He refused to play cowards or cads and took on characters, especially in “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” of almost divine goodness.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2022
I want to do decent things and I loathe cads, but all the same I do caddish things myself.
From Changing Winds A Novel by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine
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