Phrase guide

lady's man

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A man who attracts women and enjoys their company.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: squire of dames

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A womanizer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: adulterer, bed-hopper, carpetmonger, chamberer, debauchee, debaucher, fornicator, gallant, lecher, lewdster, libertine, hood rat, philanderer, rake, rantipole, rizzler, roué, player, seducer, voluptuary, wanton

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: gruar — man who attracts women and enjoys their company
  • Chinese Mandarin: 討女人喜歡的男子 /讨女人喜欢的男子 (tǎo nǚrén xǐhuan de nánzǐ) — man who attracts women and enjoys their company
  • Finnish: naistenmies — man who attracts women and enjoys their company
  • French: homme à femmes — man who attracts women and enjoys their company
  • German: Weiberheld — man who attracts women and enjoys their company
  • German: Frauenheld — man who attracts women and enjoys their company
  • Japanese: 色男 (irootoko) — man who attracts women and enjoys their company
  • Macedonian: женкар (ženkar) — man who attracts women and enjoys their company
  • Norwegian: damenes jens — man who attracts women and enjoys their company
  • Persian: دخپسر (doxpesar) — man who attracts women and enjoys their company
  • Polish: zdobywca serc — man who attracts women and enjoys their company
  • Russian: да́мский уго́дник (dámskij ugódnik) — man who attracts women and enjoys their company
  • Russian: кавале́р (kavalér) — man who attracts women and enjoys their company
  • Swedish: kvinnokarl — man who attracts women and enjoys their company