ladies' man
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈleɪdiz mæn/
- Informal
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- In college, Forbes was known as a ladies' man because of his charm and popularity with female classmates.
- a real ladies' man
- reputation as a ladies' man
- bit of a ladies' man
Examples
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He has always been such a ladies' man (big chuckle)!
Academic text (2005) -
Yeah, he always was the ladies' man.
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- It appears our boy's a ladies' man.
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I hear you want to be a big ladies' man.
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The Major is considered to be quite the ladies' man.
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Jack was a ladies' man.
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Besides, truth be known, I was never much of a ladies' man.
Fiction book (1990) -
Bit of a ladies' man, by all accounts.
Fiction book (1998) -
He had a certain reputation as a ladies' man.
Fiction book (1993) -
He considers himself quite a ladies' man, you see.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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7.5
A man who has many short romantic relationships with women
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8.3
A person or thing that attracts many people who want to date
4
7.0
A young man who acts charming and shows romantic interest
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7.2
A person who tries to attract someone romantically or sexually using charm
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7.0
A man who is very charming and attracts many women
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5.3
A man who is popular with women and looks for their attention
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9.0
A man who often tries to attract many women in a showy way
A man who many women find very attractive and who often takes advantage of them
A man who keeps trying to start romantic or sexual relationships with women in a pushy way
Antonyms
How Flirtatious
- Offensive
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7.5
- NSFW
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8.7
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6.2
- Informal
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7.0
39
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
ladies' + man
The components 'ladies' (women) + 'man' (adult male) transparently suggest a man associated with or popular among women, so a B1 learner can infer a basic sense of a man liked by women. However, the idiomatic nuances (flirtatiousness, actively seeking women, or a reputation as a womanizer) are conventionalized and not fully predictable from the parts alone, making the expression partially but not fully transparent.
Etymology
Ladies' man may come from old dances and parties where a man who danced and talked with many women stood out. The image of a man beside several ladies' helps explain why it now means 'a man who is popular with women' or 'a man who spends time with them'.