ナンパ師(し)

なんぱし
noun
pick-up artist
informalcolloquialperson
1. pick-up artist; man who habitually hits on strangers
A man skilled at, or in the habit of, approaching and picking up people he does not know, especially women in public places. Casual and often disparaging.
彼(かれ)はナンパ師(し)だ。
He's a pick-up artist.
街(まち)でナンパ師(し)に声(こえ)をかけられた。
A pick-up artist hit on me in town.
あの店(みせ)はナンパ師(し)が多(おお)いから気(き)をつけたほうがいい。
That place attracts a lot of pick-up artists, so you'd better be careful.

Usage: ナンパ師(し) combines ナンパ (picking someone up romantically) with the suffix 師(し) (a person skilled in an activity). It is casual and usually carries a negative or joking tone.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ナンパ: hitting on someone — the act itself
  • 遊(あそ)び人(にん): a playboy — someone who plays around romantically

Related Words

Compare: プレイボーイ (playboy)
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