lady-killer
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of lady-killer
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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The impulse to shift Bond away from suave lady-killer mode and recast him as some kind of tortured romantic hero, while certainly interesting in theory, has not produced any particularly interesting movies.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2021
And then there is Louis Patterson Trotmeier IV, a lady-killer whose downfall arrives in the form of a pop star who bears a more than passing resemblance to Madonna.
From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2015
Along the way, she meets a very contemporary character: Andreas Wolf, professional leaker, lady-killer and fierce rival of Julian Assange.
From Time • Aug. 19, 2015
But for the accident of birth, Mr. Pisaroni’s Leporello would be the nobleman and lady-killer.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2011
Muzio, however, was only too loving and rash; and woe to that fine lady-killer by the British maiden's side!
From Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century by Garibaldi, Giuseppe
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