gadabout
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So for a while, Prince Andrew was just Classic Royal, maybe a wastrel and a gadabout in peacetime, but a standup guy in a war.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 18, 2019
Schoeffer is a gadabout, and he led the young couple over jebel and oued—hill and stream—in Morocco’s rugged backcountry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2018
That afternoon the strolling couple encounter David’s college friend, Andrew, a sophisticated gadabout and ladies’ man who is immediately smitten with the human tidal wave from Turkestan.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2016
The queen looks serious and demure - nothing like the gadabout many took her to be.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2015
I just soared down to invite you to take a little drive in my gadabout.
From The Reclaimers by Margaret Hill McCarter
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