lady-killer
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Origin of lady-killer
First recorded in 1805–15
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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
His leadership bona fides were equally laughable, having presided over bankrupt casinos and failed real-estate projects, fabricated the persona of a lady-killer, and created a reality TV show about a tin-pot entrepreneur.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2018
Then he played the lady-killer in “Pride and Prejudice,” Joe Wright’s adaptation of the Jane Austen romance, starring opposite Keira Knightley.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2018
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
I have already begged of my reader to separate such suspicions from the coxcombry of the lady-killer, who deems every girl he meets his victim.
From Jack Hinton The Guardsman by Lever, Charles James
After all, Mr. Ocean, 24, is a rising star in the hypermasculine world of urban music, where singers cultivate images as lady-killers.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2012
The following is a brief encounter with these two ultra stylish lady-killers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Harvey played handsome, heartless lady-killers in such hits as Butterfield 8 and Darling, and was the brainwashed political assassin of The Manchurian Candidate.
From Time Magazine Archive
The two lady-killers at the window heard the words and nudged one another, with a stifled chuckle at their comrade's predicament.
From The Wild Geese by Weyman, Stanley John
Not at all; your regiment will become quite the fancy, you’ll go by the name of the lady-killers, ha! ha! ha!
From Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend by Marryat, Frederick
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