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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
Noun
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There is, actually, another category of nail lovers that has emerged in recent years, and those are people who swear by temporary press-ons.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Four Seasons Napa Valley For wine lovers and those who love them, any time is a great time to visit Napa Valley.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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John Hawkes played police officer Hank Prior and Fiona Shaw played Rose Aguineau, a former paramour of Rust Cohle’s father, Travis.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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And yet she is often boiled down to the once-paramour of a rapper whose name isn’t worth repeating.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The author was a womanizer-in-training who was rolling with this MTV star named Mystery.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Gabby dislikes Sebastian, perceiving him as an entitled womanizer.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While her husband, Prince Ludwig was a notorious philanderer, Therese endeared herself to the citizens of Bavaria, and the site of the wedding was renamed Theresienwiese in her honor.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Duke, a philanderer, has far less interest in mob rule than in chasing skirts.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
Noun
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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
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The bawdy comic story lines are well-performed, most prominently by Brian Ibsen as the pompous lecher, Lucio.—
Philip Brandes,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Oct. 2019
Noun
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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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Honestly, what could be more French than a pastry chef who is also a lothario who is also a writer who is also a spy?—
Emily Temple
March 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Lady-killer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lady-killer. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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