lady-killer

See also: ladykiller, and lady killer

English

Alternative forms

• ladykiller, lady killer

Pronunciation

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Noun

lady-killer (plural lady-killers)

1. (colloquial) A man unusually attractive to women.

   Synonyms: beefcake; see also Thesaurus:beautiful man

   Coordinate term: cheesecake

   • 2012, “Stay”, in Life is Good, performed by Nas:

     Spotlight on me, I still look twenty / Still get money, lady killer pushing a Bentley

2. (colloquial) An uncaring womanizer.

   Synonyms: Romeo, Lothario; see also Thesaurus:libertine

   Coordinate terms: man-eater, femme fatale, vamp

Translations

hunk — see hunk

uncaring womanizer

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 渣男 (zh) (zhānán)

• Czech: sukničkář (cs) m, lamač dívčích srdcí, Casanova m
• Finnish: naistenkaataja, sydäntenmurskaaja
• French: bourreau des cœurs (fr) m, tombeur (fr) m
• German: Frauenheld (de) m, Weiberheld (de) m, Schürzenjäger (de) m
• Macedonian: же́нкар m (žénkar), донжуа́н m (donžuán)
• Russian: сердцее́д (ru) m (serdcejéd)
• Swedish: kvinnojägare

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• Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} ženskar (sh)
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} hjärtekrossare