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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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For lovers of art, architecture, and history, don't miss the Achilleion, a palace-turned-museum that was once the private refuge of the beloved Empress Elisabeth of Austria.—
Mina Agnos,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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Thomasville is full of Queen Anne and Victorian architecture and serves as a quiet weekend retreat for lovers of architecture, gardens, and good food.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Thorne-Smith began dating her on-screen paramour Andrew Shue shortly after the series premiered in 1992.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
22 June 2025
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From her trysts with potential paramours to her ride-or-die friendship with some of her fellow castmates, Miller came in like a wrecking ball, switching up the status quo of the show with her personality and intellect.—
Tayler Adigun,
Essence,
28 May 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 19 Jul. 2025.
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