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lady-killer

[ley-dee-kil-er] / ˈleɪ diˌkɪl ər /


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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

Ms. Simmons, a seasoned rock journalist whose warm-up to writing about Mr. Cohen was a book about that other grand lady-killer, Serge Gainsbourg, is careful to incorporate the many facets of Mr. Cohen’s complicated story.

From New York Times Sep. 13, 2012

As the fact that he has been refused by seven women is well-known, we really rather admire the persistence of his pose as a lady-killer.

From Modern marriage and how to bear it by Maud Churton Braby

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

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 Frederick Marryat

"And never the worse for being brave, Lieutenant Dillon; as I said to Sergeant Tanner, your regiment, after this, will always go by the name of the lady-killers."

From Snarleyyow by Frederick Marryat




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