ladies' man

American  

Or lady's man

noun

1. a man who strives especially to please women and to attract their attention and admiration.

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ladies' man British  

noun

1. a man who is fond of, attentive to, and successful with women

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ladies' man Idioms  

1. Also lady's man. A man who enjoys and attracts the company of women. For example, Because women seemed to seek him out at parties, Brian got the reputation for being quite a ladies' man. [Late 1700s]

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Etymology

Origin of ladies' man

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

"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

Alfred Hitchcock got to know him socially and Alfred Hitchcock knew the real man and knew that he was nothing like the suave ladies' man that he was on the screen or the clown.

From Salon

"His father was, in his words, a 'ladies' man'," says Nathan.

From BBC

I glanced over at Dr. Mansfield to see if he looked like a ladies' man.

From Literature

But the influence and appeal of this poet, novelist, songwriter and legendary ladies' man has endured throughout his career.

From BBC

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