ladies' man

noun

variants also lady's man
Definition of ladies' mannext
as in gentleman
informal a man who enjoys being with and giving attention to women He considered himself a real ladies' man.

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Recent Examples of ladies' man The revenge story saw Tucker's exes convincing Snow's Kate to trick the ladies' man into falling in love with her. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 The narrative is rooted in Carell as a divorcee learning to be a ladies' man from Gosling — but the two end up learning much from each other about being better lovers and better men. — Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2023 The beer-loving ladies' man leaves behind Rocky and his twin brother Rodney, stepchildren and an unofficial daughter named Melissa. — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023 Shep Rose Charleston's resident ladies' man hasn't really changed much since the show premiered; Rose still parties with his castmates and has fun with the ladies. — Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladies' man
  1. gentleman
  2. dude
Noun
  • Richard Rutkowski, a gentleman as well as an exceptional talent, was happy to talk me through the practical logistics which went into building this small-but-important part of Duncan’s character development.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • There’s a resident big band that sets the tempo for dancing—there are even gentlemen hosts available for ladies—and a DJ rocks the small disco late into the night.
    — Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of gentleman
Noun
  • And the dude never had an unkind word, was always kind to the crew.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • In hindsight, Scott sees parallels in both, even if Webb was more of the perfect dude.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 14 July 2026
Definition of dude

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“Ladies' man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladies%27%20man. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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