man-trap
Americannoun
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an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
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Slang. a woman who is purported to be dangerously seductive or who schemes in her amours; femme fatale.
Etymology
Origin of man-trap
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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A man-trap involves bulletproof glass doors that control the entrance to the bank.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 11, 2016
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 D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
He roared with laughter again, and if I had had any doubts before of his understanding that I wanted a very strong man-trap, I had none now.
From Patience Wins War in the Works by George Manville Fenn
"You got me out of that man-trap of yours," Jerry continued.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 by Harry Bates
The man-trap which he had set would not now fail through Dea's obstinacy.
From "Unto Caesar" by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
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