ladies' man
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ladies' man
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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One was a ladies’ man and one was a partier.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
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
I glanced over at Dr. Mansfield to see if he looked like a ladies' man.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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