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lady-killers

lady-killers is the plural of lady-killer.

Meaning of lady-killer

Noun

lady-killer (plural lady-killers)

  1. (colloquial) A man unusually attractive to women.
    • Davey, smart in clean shirt, riding-breeches and leggings, was in his element, his quick eyes everywhere, fancying himself too as a lady-killer.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 25
  2. (colloquial) An uncaring womanizer.

Questions about lady-killers

What is lady-killers the plural of?
Lady-killers is the plural of lady-killer.

Words near lady-killers in the dictionary

  1. Lady-days
  2. lady-flies
  3. lady-fly
  4. lady-in-waiting
  5. lady-killer
  6. lady-killers
  7. lady-killing
  8. lady-like
  9. Ladybank
  10. ladybeetle
  11. ladybeetles

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