lady-killer

noun

A man unusually attractive to women.

Meanings

nounlady-killer (plural lady-killers)

plural lady-killers · alternative ladykiller · alternative lady killer

  1. colloquialA man unusually attractive to women.

    Spotlight on me, I still look twenty / Still get money, lady killer pushing a Bentley

    2012, “Stay”, in Life is Good, performed by Nas
    1 more example

    Davey, smart in clean shirt, riding-breeches and leggings, was in his element, his quick eyes everywhere, fancying himself too as a lady-killer.

    1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 25

    Synonyms: beefcake, beefcake, bona omi, Chad, chicken, chick magnet, dimber cove, dreamboat

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Bulgarian женкар
  • женкар (ženkar)uncaring womanizer
Chinese Mandarin 渣男
  • 渣男 (zhānán)uncaring womanizer
Czech sukničkář, lamač dívčích srdcí
  • sukničkářuncaring womanizer
  • lamač dívčích srdcíuncaring womanizer
  • Casanovauncaring womanizer
Finnish naistenkaataja, sydäntenmurskaaja
  • naistenkaatajauncaring womanizer
  • sydäntenmurskaajauncaring womanizer
French bourreau des cœurs, tombeur
  • bourreau des cœursuncaring womanizer
  • tombeuruncaring womanizer
German Frauenheld, Weiberheld
  • Frauenhelduncaring womanizer
  • Weiberhelduncaring womanizer
  • Schürzenjägeruncaring womanizer
Russian сердцее́д
  • сердцее́д (serdcejéd)uncaring womanizer
Swedish kvinnojägare
  • kvinnojägareuncaring womanizer
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Chicago

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