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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
The other was Errol, a darkly handsome lady-killer.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
The other was Errol, a darkly handsome lady-killer.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lady-killer
Noun
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If Wrath of Khan is the gateway Star Trek film for sci-fi lovers, The Voyage Home is the gateway for everyone else.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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For nature lovers, Le Morne Brabant, the famous peak just across the bay from the resort, and the Black River Gorges National Park are worthy day trip options for some light hiking and taking in the island's legendary sights.—
Julie Olum,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2025
Noun
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In reality, Eleanor Mills was largely ignored by the press, who preferred to focus on the entanglements of her upper class paramour.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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Tours range from one to four hours and allow you a peek into the lives of Hearst and his Hollywood Golden Age chums and paramours, including actors like Charlie Chaplin and Hedda Hopper.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
Noun
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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
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This hurt Flora, whose father was a philanderer.—
Sheila Heti,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 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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Was Trump born a lecher, or did the environment of his youth create one?—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
23 Oct. 2019
Noun
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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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And now the unlikely Hollywood lothario is at again, and taking his talents to Palm Beach.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Lady-killer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lady-killer. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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