subs. (colloquial).—A male flirt; a general lover. LADY-KILLING = assiduous gallantry.
1839. LEVER, Harry Lorrequer, xxii. I believe your regular LADY-KILLER—yourself for instance—becomes a very quiet animal for being occasionally jilted.
1846–8. THACKERAY, Vanity Fair, xiii. I don’t set up to be a LADY-KILLER.
1880. G. R. SIMS, Three Brass Balls, Pledge iii. He called himself an old fool for being frightened of a dandy—a vain, empty-headed LADY-KILLER.
