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
Pudgy and messy, Kissinger incongruously acquired a reputation as a ladies’ man in the staid Nixon administration.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023
At the center of this love polygon is the racially mixed jazz trumpeter and ladies’ man Circus Palmer.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2022
“He wasn’t a ladies’ man or a charmer.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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