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lady-killer

[ley-dee-kil-er] / ˈleɪ diˌkɪl ər /


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The impulse to shift Bond away from suave lady-killer mode and recast him as some kind of tortured romantic hero, while certainly interesting in theory, has not produced any particularly interesting movies.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2021

And then there is Louis Patterson Trotmeier IV, a lady-killer whose downfall arrives in the form of a pop star who bears a more than passing resemblance to Madonna.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2015

Ms. Simmons, a seasoned rock journalist whose warm-up to writing about Mr. Cohen was a book about that other grand lady-killer, Serge Gainsbourg, is careful to incorporate the many facets of Mr. Cohen’s complicated story.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2012

There have been glimpses—when he takes Joan out for drinks after she’s served with divorce papers, the old lady-killer don seems to be out in force.

From Time • May 21, 2012

I have already begged of my reader to separate such suspicions from the coxcombry of the lady-killer, who deems every girl he meets his victim.

From Jack Hinton The Guardsman by Lever, Charles James




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