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Recent Examples of lady-killer
The other was Errol, a darkly handsome lady-killer.
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Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lady-killer
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She and her lover, Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) — who left her best friend, Glinda (Ariana Grande), at their wedding and has been turned into straw thanks to an earlier protective spell — are then seen walking into the sunset away from Oz.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
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There are plenty of car lovers out there aged up through Gen X who remember the wonders of a station wagon.—
John Lewinski,
Robb Report,
8 Dec. 2025
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There, Emily will not only be afforded endless opportunities for selfies, but also the chance to work with Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini), her latest paramour.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Dec. 2025
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Her alleged paramour is on the witness list, according to defense attorneys, and he is expected to testify.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
17 Nov. 2025
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After years of being known as a womanizer, Barney settled down and married Robin in the show's final season.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sandro Petraglia’s script characterizes him as a dashing rogue out of his depth, an artistic genius in an illicit trade, a disco-loving womanizer, all of which Castellitto performs with confidence.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Is Jack a do-nothing philanderer while Shyanne desperately tries to preserve their five-year romance, or is the truth more complicated than that?—
Todd Gilchrist,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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Burden’s grandmother Babe Paley, a prominent New York socialite, was married to William Paley, the founder of CBS and a serial philanderer.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Michael Park’s Zeus is a grade-A lothario, the kind of man your mother warned you about.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Sep. 2025
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Nimoy's successors in the role, Zachary Quinto and Ethan Peck, have also negotiated the two sides of Spock's human/Vulcan heritage with style — Peck has even turned him into something of an interstellar lothario.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Lady-killer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lady-killer. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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