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lady-killer

[ ley-dee-kil-er ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. a man who is irresistible to women or has the reputation for being so.


lady-killer

noun

  1. informal.
    a man who is, or thinks he is, irresistibly fascinating to women


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Derived Forms

  • ˈlady-ˌkilling, nounadjective

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Other Words From

  • lady-killing noun adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lady-killer1

First recorded in 1805–15

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Example Sentences

But making him a figurative lady killer here who has two girls throwing themselves at him?

For the time being, Bill Clinton may be trading in his reputation as a lady-killer for one as a statesman.

But Arthur Kennedy Foxhall was too perturbed that day to practice with success even the easy arts of the professional lady-killer.

Brent thought of the turkey-gobbler's strut as, with amused eyes, he watched the backwoods lady-killer.

The discomfited lady-killer, aspersing the name of Anna with an insolent gaucherie, has his ears boxed for his pains.

He had been very handsome in those days, and had an extraordinary reputation as a lady-killer.

But there generally comes a time when that kind of a lady-killer gets hit himself.

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