ladies' man
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ladies' man
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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Greenspan was an enigma: a savvy political operator and ladies’ man who was also an introvert.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
"Leslie got it, and he was very good, he was the ladies' man, and I was more the hard man," the 91-year-old actor says.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025
“Offscreen, do you like you?” she once asked actor John Wayne, while Lady Bird Johnson was asked whether she was jealous of her late husband’s reputation as a ladies’ man.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022
If Ethan Hawke's wild-eyed abolitionist didn't grab you from the first episode, Daveed Diggs' glorious portrayal of Frederick Douglass as a ladies' man and a pragmatic politician surely should have.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2020
Lawrence went into business for himself, opening a convenience store in the basement of an old townhouse; Sonny had graduated from high school, joined the air force, and grown into a handsome ladies’ man.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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