Origin of lady's man

First recorded in 1775–85

Definition for lady's man (2 of 2)

ladies' man

or lady's man


noun

a man who strives especially to please women and to attract their attention and admiration.

Origin of ladies' man

First recorded in 1775–85

British Dictionary definitions for lady's man (1 of 2)

lady's man

noun

a variant spelling of ladies' man

British Dictionary definitions for lady's man (2 of 2)

ladies' man

lady's man


noun

a man who is fond of, attentive to, and successful with women

Idioms and Phrases with lady's man

ladies' man

Also lady's man. A man who enjoys and attracts the company of women. For example, Because women seemed to seek him out at parties, Brian got the reputation for being quite a ladies' man. [Late 1700s]