lady killer
- noun
- /ˈleɪdi ˈkɪlər/
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- He was known as a notorious lady killer because of his charm and good looks.
Examples
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As a lady killer, he effortlessly attracted attention wherever he went.
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Many women were drawn to him; he truly had the reputation of a lady killer.
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"and instead we meet the clueless and selfish misogynist, Dr. Aaron Luvin- a thinly disguised version of the author's own lady-killer reputation"?
Synonyms
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7.0
A man who likes and attracts many women by flirting
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7.5
A man who has many short romantic relationships with women
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8.7
A man who has many short sexual relationships with different women
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7.0
A man who is attractive and playfully charming and sometimes hard to trust
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9.9
A man who often charms and has sex with many women without caring about their feelings
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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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9.9
A man who is pushy toward women by making unwanted romantic moves
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A man who is popular with women and looks for their attention
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8.1
A man who has many romantic or sexual relationships with women
A man who pretends to love someone to trick and use them
A person who uses charm to take advantage of others for money
A man who flirts to attract women and then leaves them
A man who keeps trying to start romantic or sexual relationships with women in a pushy way
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Surface Forms
Morphology
lady + killer
The literal constituents ('lady' = woman; 'killer' = one who kills) do not directly yield the intended meaning; the phrase relies on a metaphorical extension of 'killer' (someone who 'slays' hearts or charms women). A B1 learner knowing the words might plausibly infer something violent or be uncertain, so the link is indirect but recoverable with cultural knowledge, making it semi-transparent.
Etymology
Lady killer may come from the strong image of a man who 'kills' a lady with his charm, where killer gives the picture of someone who 'slays' or 'wins' hearts. That's why it now means 'a man who is very attractive to women and often seduces or exploits them'.