What is "ladies' man"

Lady \La"dy\ (l[=a]"d[y^]), n.; pl. Ladies (l[=a]"d[i^]z). [OE. ladi, l[ae]fdi, AS. hl[=ae]fdige, hl[=ae]fdie; AS. hl[=a]f loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See Loaf, and cf. Lord.]

1. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household.

   Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou, and whither goest thou? The which answered, Fro the face of Sara my lady.
   --Wyclif (Gen. xvi. 8.).

2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord. ``Lord or lady of high degree.''
   --Lowell.

   Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, . . . We make thee lady.
   --Shak.

3. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart.

   The soldier here his wasted store supplies, And takes new valor from his lady's eyes.
   --Waller.

4. A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right.

5. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.

6. A wife; -- not now in approved usage.
   --Goldsmith.

7. Hence: Any woman; as, a lounge for ladies; a cleaning lady; also used in combination; as, saleslady.

8. (Zo["o]l.) The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates.

   Ladies' man, a man who affects the society of ladies.

   Lady altar, an altar in a lady chapel.
   --Shipley.

   Lady chapel, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

   Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor.

   Lady crab (Zo["o]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab ( Platyonichus ocellatus) very common on the sandy shores of the Atlantic coast of the United States.

   Lady fern. (Bot.) See Female fern, under Female, and Illust. of Fern.

   Lady in waiting, a lady of the queen's household, appointed to wait upon or attend the queen.

   Lady Mass, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary.
   --Shipley.

   Lady of the manor, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the wife of a manor lord.

   Lady's maid, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a lady.
   --Thackeray.

   Our Lady, the Virgin Mary.

n. (context idiomatic English) (alternative form of lady's man English)

n. a man who takes advantage of women [syn: seducer, lady killer]

Ladies' man may refer to:

• Ladies' Man (1931 film), a 1931 film starring William Powell as the title character
• Ladies' Man (1947 film), a 1947 American film starring Eddie Bracken
• The Ladies Man, a 1961 Jerry Lewis film
• Ladies Man (1999 TV series), a 1999 television sitcom starring Alfred Molina
• Ladies' Man (1980 TV series), an American sitcom starring Lawrence Pressman
• Leon Phelps, The Ladies' Man, a Saturday Night Live character played by Tim Meadows
• The Ladies Man (2000 film), a film about the Saturday Night Live character
• Ladies Man, an alternative title for Science Fiction, an unauthorized live album by Alice Cooper
• Ladies Man (EP), a 1980 live EP by the Canadian rock band April Wine
• "Ladies Man" (song), a 2000 single by New Zealand rock band The D4
• "Lady's Man" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), a 2009 episode of Criminal Intent
• "Ladies Man", episode 37 of the Nickelodeon TV show All Grown Up!
• Ladies' Man (novel), a 1978 novel by Richard Price
• Ladies' Man: A MADE Movie, a 2013 MTV movie starring Dave Randolph-Mayhem Davis

Ladies' Man is an American sitcom starring Lawrence Pressman as a divorced male working at a women's magazine. The series premiered October 27, 1980, on CBS. The program also stars Louise Sorel and her former husband, Herbert Edelman. The show was written by Anne Convy (former wife of Bert Convy) and Carmen Finestra. The series did not do well in the ratings and was canceled after one season.

Ladies' Man is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Lothar Mendes, starring William Powell and Kay Francis. It was released on May 9, 1931 by Paramount.

Ladies' Man is a 1978 novel by Richard Price. Ladies' Man was Price's third novel.

Ladies' Man is a 1947 American comedy film directed by William D. Russell and written by Edmund Beloin, Jack Rose and Lewis Meltzer. The film stars Eddie Bracken, Cass Daley, Virginia Welles, Spike Jones, Johnny Coy and Virginia Field. The film was released on February 7, 1947, by Paramount Pictures.