man-trap

American  

[man-trap] / ˈmænˌtræp /

Or mantrap

noun

1. an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.

2. Slang. a woman who is purported to be dangerously seductive or who schemes in her amours; femme fatale.

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Etymology

Origin of man-trap

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

A man-trap involves bulletproof glass doors that control the entrance to the bank.

From Washington Times • Jun. 11, 2016

In a dark corner there lies a singular-looking piece of mechanism, a relic of the olden times, which when dragged into the light turns out to be a man-trap.

From The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life by Jefferies, Richard

One man was at home with a leg supposed to be wounded by a fall on the slippery roads—but really, by a man-trap in the woods.

From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

The particular keeper in whose shed the man-trap still lies among the lumber thinks that the class of poachers who come in gangs are as desperate now as ever, and as ready with their weapons.

From The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life by Jefferies, Richard

All the city would shortly be one enormous man-trap, set to catch Bron Hoddan.

From The Pirates of Ersatz by Freas, Kelly