Thesaurus results for LADY-KILLER

lady-killer

noun

Definition of lady-killer

as in lover

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The supporting cast is well stocked with character actors who bring humor and pathos to this gaggle of spouses, friends, lovers and bootleggers.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
Orr’s trail repairs come at a time when outdoors lovers are feeling particularly protective of public lands.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of lover

Noun

Posing as a journalist, Tucker goes to interview the older man’s former paramour in Paris.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Stephen Cloobeck — a one-time California gubernatorial candidate ensconced in Democratic political circles — pleaded not guilty to witness tampering charges Friday related to a burglary case against his former paramour, OnlyFans model Adva Lavie.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of paramour

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The piece follows the fall of the notorious libertine, a reckless womanizer, ignoring many supernatural warnings until a ghostly stone attempts to have its way with his soul.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
The serial womanizer, 29, who’s appeared on Too Hot to Handle and Perfect Match, found his forever love in Amber Mozo on Wednesday’s finale of Netflix’s Let’s Marry Harry.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of womanizer

Noun

Americans have demonized us as criminals, buffoons, lechers, invaders, criminals and job stealers since the fall of the Alamo.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Released on March 24, 1971, the conceptual song cycle of a poetic middle-aged lecher crashing his Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost and subsequently romancing the teenage Nelson, profoundly impacted everyone from Beck to Air, Portishead to Pulp.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021

Definition of lecher

Noun

Interview introduced viewers to Lestat through Louis’s eyes, casting him first as a suave, impenetrable lothario.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
David Cassidy and Olivia d‘Abo star as among the visitors from the future; Leif Garrett (like Cassidy, a 1970s TV and pop idol) is a disco-mad lothario.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of lothario

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