lady-killer
Americannoun
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lady-killers
plural
noun
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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
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
Along the way, she meets a very contemporary character: Andreas Wolf, professional leaker, lady-killer and fierce rival of Julian Assange.
From Time ● Aug. 19, 2015
But for the accident of birth, Mr. Pisaroni’s Leporello would be the nobleman and lady-killer.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2011
He—the lady-killer, Vizcarra—to fail in the conquest of a poor ranchera!
From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by Evans, L.
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
"He's got it bad this time," said Snorky, remembering that they had a reputation as lady-killers to maintain.
From Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World by Fuhr, Ernest
Not at all; your regiment will become quite the fancy, you'll go by the name of the lady-killers, ha, ha, ha.
From Snarleyyow by Marryat, Frederick
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