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ladykiller

ladykiller is the alternative spelling 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.

Forms of ladykiller

pluralladykillers

Questions about ladykiller

What is ladykiller the alternative spelling of?
Ladykiller is the alternative spelling of lady-killer.

Words near ladykiller in the dictionary

  1. ladyhood
  2. ladying
  3. ladyish
  4. ladyism
  5. ladyisms
  6. ladykiller
  7. ladykillers
  8. ladykilling
  9. ladykin
  10. ladykind
  11. ladykins

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