Lady Killer

Lady Killer

A lady killer is a man exceptionally attractive to women. The phrase may also refer to:

Films:
*"The Lady Killer", a 1913 silent short
*"Lady Killer" (1933 film), a 1933 movie starring James Cagney
*"Gueule d'amour" ("Lady Killer"), a 1937 film directed by Jean Grémillon

Television episodes:
*"Lady Killer", from "Charlie's Angels"
*"Lady Killer", from "The Lone Ranger"
*"The Lady Killer", from "The Roy Rogers Show"
*"Lady Killer", the first episode of "Thriller" (UK TV series)
*"Lady Killer", from the crime drama series "The New Breed" (TV series)
*"Lady Killer", an episode of "Riptide" (TV series)
*, an episode of the reality series "Life of Ryan"
*"The Lady Killer", half of a "Cold Case Files" episode

Songs:
*on the John Entwistle album "Mad Dog" (album)
*from the 2000 Spitfire album "Race Riot" (album)
*a Lita Ford song on the album "Dancin' on the Edge"
*from the debut album "Flash and the Pan" (album)
*by British singer M.I.A. (artist)
*a Racer X song on the album "Second Heat" (album)

Other uses:
*Lady Killer, nickname of Waheed Murad, a Pakistani film actor
*Lady Killer, a variety of snow crocus
*"Lady Killer", a story in the DC Comics anthology "Weird Mystery Tales"
*Lady Killer, a character in the Strangers (Malibu Comics) series
*"The Lady-Killer", a 1902 book by Henry De Vere Stacpoole

ee also

*"The Ladykillers", a 1955 Ealing comedy film starring Alec Guinness
*"The Ladykillers" (2004 film), a remake featuring Tom Hanks


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  • Lady-killer — La dy kill er, n. A gallant who captivates the hearts of women. A renowned dandy and lady killer. Blackw. Mag. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lady-killer — lady killers N COUNT If you refer to a man as a lady killer, you mean that you think he is very successful at attracting women but quickly leaves them. [OLD FASHIONED] …   English dictionary

  • lady-killer — lady ,killer noun count HUMOROUS a man who enjoys the fact that a lot of women think he is very attractive …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • lady-killer — [lād′ēkil΄ər] n. [Old Slang] a man to whom women are supposed to be irresistibly attracted …   English World dictionary

  • lady-killer — [noun] womanizer, Casanova, Don Juan, heartbreaker, ladies man, libertine, philanderer, rake, roué * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a man who captivates women or who has the reputation of being fascinating to women * * * lady killing, n., adj.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lady-killer — {n.}, {informal} 1. Any man who has strong sex appeal toward women. * /Joe is a regular lady killer./ 2. A man who relentlessly pursues amorous conquests, is successful at it, and then abandons his heartbroken victims. * /The legendary Don Juan… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lady-killer — {n.}, {informal} 1. Any man who has strong sex appeal toward women. * /Joe is a regular lady killer./ 2. A man who relentlessly pursues amorous conquests, is successful at it, and then abandons his heartbroken victims. * /The legendary Don Juan… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lady-killer — noun informal 1. Any man who has strong sex appeal toward women. Joe is a regular lady killer. 2. A man who relentlessly pursues amorous conquests, is successful at it, and then abandons his heartbroken victims. The legendary Don Juan of Spain is …   Словарь американских идиом

  • lady-killer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms lady killer : singular lady killer plural lady killers humorous a man who enjoys the fact that a lot of women think he is very attractive …   English dictionary

  • lady-killer — n. a man who is very successful with women. □ Bruno is anything but a lady killer. □ We saw an old time lady killer with a close cut black mustache and everything …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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