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
About the worst man-trap there is in low water, they say.
From Young Alaskans in the Far North by Hough, Emerson
Only the week before had the Hun attempted a raid and actually entered the trench close to the spot in question, and here was apparently a ready-made man-trap should he do so again.
From No Man's Land by McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril)
"You got me out of that man-trap of yours," Jerry continued.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 by Bates, Harry
"In want of money!" pushing back his chair as from a suddenly-disclosed man-trap or crater.
From The Confidence-Man by Melville, Herman
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